Catherine Filene Shouse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Catherine Filene Shouse

American philanthropist

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1896

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 14-Dec-1994

Profession: writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Catherine Filene Shouse

  • Catherine Filene Shouse (June 9, 1896 – December 14, 1994) was a researcher and philanthropist.
  • She graduated in 1918 from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts.
  • She worked for the Women's Division of the U.S.
  • Employment Service of the Department of Labor, and was the first woman appointed to the Democratic National Committee in 1925.
  • She was also the editor of the Woman's National Democratic Committee's Bulletin (1929–32), and the first woman to chair the Federal Prison for Women Board. Finally, she was a strong supporter of the arts, and served as chair of the President's Music Committee's Person-to-Person Program (1957–1963).
  • In 1966 she donated her personal property, Wolf Trap Farm, to the National Park Service.
  • This farm would go on to become Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, where Shouse would serve as founder until her death in 1994.

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