A Wider Horizon
Throughout her life, Katharine Dexter McCormick (August 27, 1875 – December 28, 1967) widened the horizons of what was possible for women. A suffragist, philanthropist, and scientist, she broke boundaries from an early age, becoming one of the first women to graduate from MIT. She later went on to fund McCormick Hall, the first on-campus dormitory for women at MIT. Enrolling at MIT in 1896, first as a non-degree seeking “special student” and then as a matriculated student, she majored in biology (course VII), making her the 14th woman to graduate from MIT with a bachelor’s degree in the subject. […]