Catharine (given name)

Catharine is a feminine given name, a variation of Katherine or Catherine. Notable people with the name include:

In education:

• Catharine Beecher, noted educator
• Catharine MacKinnon, American feminist, scholar, lawyer, teacher, and activist
• Catharine Merrill, one of the first female university professors in the United States

In literature:

• Catharine Webb Barber (1823-?), American newspaper editor, author
• Catharine Carver (1921–1997), American-British publisher's editor
• Catharine H. Esling (1812–1897), American writer
• Catharine Hitchcock Tilden Avery, 1844–1911), American author, editor, educator
• Catharine Trotter Cockburn, 1679–1749), English novelist, dramatist, philosopher
• Catharine Dixon, Canadian journalist and author of non-fiction books
• Catharine Sedgwick, American novelist

In science:

• Catharine Cox, American psychologist known for her work on intelligence and genius
• Catharine Garmany, astronomer

In rulers:

• Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia from 1762 till 1796 known as the country's longest-ruling female.

Other:

• Catharine (Tennessee), an enslaved American mother born about 1835

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