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Katherine Alexander Duer Mackay (1878–1930) was an American suffragist, socialite and writer from New York city. She was the founder of the Equal Franchise Society. Her involvement with the woman's suffrage movement "encouraged other wealthy women to follow her lead and become involved."
19 de ago. de 2020 · Katherine Duer Mackay, the first wife of Clarence H. Mackay, was known throughout New York’s high society circles for her beauty, charm, and dedication to various causes for women and children.
Katherine Duer Mackay was born in New York City in 1880. She came from a high society family and met Clarence on a steamship from New York to England in 1897. Katherine fought for women’s rights and became the first woman on the Roslyn School Board in 1905. In 1906 she built and dedicated the Trinity Episcopal Church to her parents.
Born in New York City in 1878, Katherine Duer Mackay became an esteemed figure in the quest for women's suffrage. Mackay was an only child and direct descendant of the socially prestigious Lady Kitty Duer, daughter of Lord Stirling.
Katherine Duer Mackay and Elizabeth Wharton Drexel -- Mackay and Drexel were socialites in the Gilded Age --each shocked society by creating a scandal: Mackay by leaving her husband for another man, and Drexel by writing a memoir that revealed the realities of life inside the gilded mansions
29 de nov. de 2016 · Katherine Duer Mackay (1880-1930). She was the first wife of Clarence Mackay, a financier whose father was a silver mining magnate. Katherine was deeply involved in the fight for women’s suffrage.
24 de ago. de 2017 · Learn about the life and legacy of Katherine Duer Mackay, the first social figure to endorse women's suffrage and the first media celebrity to do so in the 20th Century. She ran for school board, won a seat, and attracted crowds to hear her speak on the cause.
