Katherine Hughes (activist)
Katherine Angelina Hughes (November 12, 1876 – April 26, 1925) was a Canadian journalist, author, archivist, and political activist. She founded the Catholic Indian Association in 1901 and was the secretary of the Catholic Women's League of Canada. She was the first provincial archivist for Alberta. As a journalist, Hughes worked for the Montréal Daily Star and the Edmonton Bulletin.
Katherine Hughes | |
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| Born | Katherine Angelina Hughes November 12, 1876 Emerald Junction, Prince Edward Island |
| Died | April 26, 1925 (aged 48) The Bronx, New York |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Caitlín Ní Aodha |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer, political activist |
| Known for | First provincial archivist of Alberta, journalism of the 1904 St. Louis World Fair, Irish activism |
Greatly affected by a visit to Ireland in 1914 and by the 1916 Easter Rising, she became active in the Irish War of Independence, and was tapped by Éamon de Valera to be the Canadian National Organizer for the Irish Self-Determination League. Hughes established branches of the Friends of Irish Freedom while touring the southern United States.
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