Catherine Porter (writer)

For the American singer born in 1965, see Catherine Porter. For women named Katherine Porter, see Katherine Porter (disambiguation).
Catherine Porter
A young white woman with dark hair cut in a short bob with a bouffant crown; wearing a dark dress with a light collar
Catherine Porter, from the 1919 yearbook of Cornell University
BornSeptember 18, 1898
Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedOctober 10, 1962
New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Writer, editor

Catherine Lucy Porter (September 18, 1898 – October 10, 1962) was an American writer and editor. She was an expert on the Philippines with the Institute of Pacific Relations, where she edited Far Eastern Survey and was managing editor of the journal Pacific Affairs. She worked for the Office of War Information during World War II, and at the State Department after the war. She was on the staff of the Ethical Culture Society in her later years.