First woman President of Connecticut College.
Dr. Katharine Blunt was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts where her father, Colonel Stanhope E. Blunt was the commander of the Springfield Armory. In 1898, she graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Arts degree and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in 1907 earned her doctor of philosophy degree in for studies in organic chemistry from the University of Chicago. She taught at Vassar and the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. She became a member of the chemistry department at the University of Chicago for 16 years where she became chair of the Home Economics Department. On May 16, 1930, she became the first woman and third President of Connecticut College, holding the post for 14 years. She was a past President of the American Home Economics Association, a trustee of Russell Sage College and a member of the American Chemical Society, Bio-Chemical Society, American Association of University Women, National Education Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, the League of Women Voters and Zonta. She died at age 78 on Thursday, July 29, 1954 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was admitted on July 16 after breaking her hip in a fall in her front yard. Survivors included two sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Ficke of New London and Mrs. Frances B. Tifft of Springfield. Funeral services were private.
Sources: The Evening Star, Thursday, July 29, 1954 and The Boston Herald, Friday, July 30, 1954.
According to her will which was admitted to probate in New London, Connecticut, Dr. Katharine Blunt of 38 Glenwood Avenue leaves property and a portion of her estate to the Connecticut College for women. The college was bequeathed her residence at 38 Glenwood Avenue and an apartment building at 640 Williams Street. The college will receive 36% of the residue of her estate. Executor is the Hartford National Bank & Trust Co. The University of Chicago Home Economics Department will receive $1,000. Her housekeeper, Mary Alice Brown and friend, Faith R. Lilly of 5442 South Cornell in Chicago each receive $1,000. 18% of the residue is left to her niece, Evelyn Tifft Clarke; 18% to her nephew, Stanhope Blunt Ficke and 10% to her sister, Evelyn Blunt Ficke of 685 Pequot Avenue in Springfield. They are also to receive her personal effects.
Source: The Springfield Union, Springfield, Massachusetts, Friday, August 6, 1954.
Dr. Katharine Blunt was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts where her father, Colonel Stanhope E. Blunt was the commander of the Springfield Armory. In 1898, she graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Arts degree and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in 1907 earned her doctor of philosophy degree in for studies in organic chemistry from the University of Chicago. She taught at Vassar and the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. She became a member of the chemistry department at the University of Chicago for 16 years where she became chair of the Home Economics Department. On May 16, 1930, she became the first woman and third President of Connecticut College, holding the post for 14 years. She was a past President of the American Home Economics Association, a trustee of Russell Sage College and a member of the American Chemical Society, Bio-Chemical Society, American Association of University Women, National Education Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, the League of Women Voters and Zonta. She died at age 78 on Thursday, July 29, 1954 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was admitted on July 16 after breaking her hip in a fall in her front yard. Survivors included two sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Ficke of New London and Mrs. Frances B. Tifft of Springfield. Funeral services were private.
Sources: The Evening Star, Thursday, July 29, 1954 and The Boston Herald, Friday, July 30, 1954.
According to her will which was admitted to probate in New London, Connecticut, Dr. Katharine Blunt of 38 Glenwood Avenue leaves property and a portion of her estate to the Connecticut College for women. The college was bequeathed her residence at 38 Glenwood Avenue and an apartment building at 640 Williams Street. The college will receive 36% of the residue of her estate. Executor is the Hartford National Bank & Trust Co. The University of Chicago Home Economics Department will receive $1,000. Her housekeeper, Mary Alice Brown and friend, Faith R. Lilly of 5442 South Cornell in Chicago each receive $1,000. 18% of the residue is left to her niece, Evelyn Tifft Clarke; 18% to her nephew, Stanhope Blunt Ficke and 10% to her sister, Evelyn Blunt Ficke of 685 Pequot Avenue in Springfield. They are also to receive her personal effects.
Source: The Springfield Union, Springfield, Massachusetts, Friday, August 6, 1954.
First woman President of Connecticut College.
Dr. Katharine Blunt was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts where her father, Colonel Stanhope E. Blunt was the commander of the Springfield Armory. In 1898, she graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Arts degree and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in 1907 earned her doctor of philosophy degree in for studies in organic chemistry from the University of Chicago. She taught at Vassar and the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. She became a member of the chemistry department at the University of Chicago for 16 years where she became chair of the Home Economics Department. On May 16, 1930, she became the first woman and third President of Connecticut College, holding the post for 14 years. She was a past President of the American Home Economics Association, a trustee of Russell Sage College and a member of the American Chemical Society, Bio-Chemical Society, American Association of University Women, National Education Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, the League of Women Voters and Zonta. She died at age 78 on Thursday, July 29, 1954 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was admitted on July 16 after breaking her hip in a fall in her front yard. Survivors included two sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Ficke of New London and Mrs. Frances B. Tifft of Springfield. Funeral services were private.
Sources: The Evening Star, Thursday, July 29, 1954 and The Boston Herald, Friday, July 30, 1954.
According to her will which was admitted to probate in New London, Connecticut, Dr. Katharine Blunt of 38 Glenwood Avenue leaves property and a portion of her estate to the Connecticut College for women. The college was bequeathed her residence at 38 Glenwood Avenue and an apartment building at 640 Williams Street. The college will receive 36% of the residue of her estate. Executor is the Hartford National Bank & Trust Co. The University of Chicago Home Economics Department will receive $1,000. Her housekeeper, Mary Alice Brown and friend, Faith R. Lilly of 5442 South Cornell in Chicago each receive $1,000. 18% of the residue is left to her niece, Evelyn Tifft Clarke; 18% to her nephew, Stanhope Blunt Ficke and 10% to her sister, Evelyn Blunt Ficke of 685 Pequot Avenue in Springfield. They are also to receive her personal effects.
Source: The Springfield Union, Springfield, Massachusetts, Friday, August 6, 1954.
Dr. Katharine Blunt was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts where her father, Colonel Stanhope E. Blunt was the commander of the Springfield Armory. In 1898, she graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Arts degree and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in 1907 earned her doctor of philosophy degree in for studies in organic chemistry from the University of Chicago. She taught at Vassar and the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. She became a member of the chemistry department at the University of Chicago for 16 years where she became chair of the Home Economics Department. On May 16, 1930, she became the first woman and third President of Connecticut College, holding the post for 14 years. She was a past President of the American Home Economics Association, a trustee of Russell Sage College and a member of the American Chemical Society, Bio-Chemical Society, American Association of University Women, National Education Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, the League of Women Voters and Zonta. She died at age 78 on Thursday, July 29, 1954 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was admitted on July 16 after breaking her hip in a fall in her front yard. Survivors included two sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Ficke of New London and Mrs. Frances B. Tifft of Springfield. Funeral services were private.
Sources: The Evening Star, Thursday, July 29, 1954 and The Boston Herald, Friday, July 30, 1954.
According to her will which was admitted to probate in New London, Connecticut, Dr. Katharine Blunt of 38 Glenwood Avenue leaves property and a portion of her estate to the Connecticut College for women. The college was bequeathed her residence at 38 Glenwood Avenue and an apartment building at 640 Williams Street. The college will receive 36% of the residue of her estate. Executor is the Hartford National Bank & Trust Co. The University of Chicago Home Economics Department will receive $1,000. Her housekeeper, Mary Alice Brown and friend, Faith R. Lilly of 5442 South Cornell in Chicago each receive $1,000. 18% of the residue is left to her niece, Evelyn Tifft Clarke; 18% to her nephew, Stanhope Blunt Ficke and 10% to her sister, Evelyn Blunt Ficke of 685 Pequot Avenue in Springfield. They are also to receive her personal effects.
Source: The Springfield Union, Springfield, Massachusetts, Friday, August 6, 1954.
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