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| Born | (1852-03-12)March 12, 1852 Romulus, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 1937(1937-10-00) (aged 85) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
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| Political party | Woman's Peace Party |
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Mary Catherine Judd (March 12, 1852 – October 1937) was an American educator, author ofchildren's literature, and active worker for world peace. Born inNew York state, she lived for many years inMinnesota, and in later life, insouthern California.
Mary Catherine Judd was born,Romulus, New York, March 12, 1852.[1] Her parents were Edward Ingraham Judd and Mary Jane Wilcox. She descended on her father's side from Deacon Thomas Judd, an English colonist, 1633,Cambridge, Massachusetts, and official in theColonial assembly of Connecticut in 1639. Through her mother, Judd was related to the Wilcox family ofEast Orange, New Jersey.[1] Mary Catherine's siblings included: Frances Luce Judd (b. 1845), Richard Wilcox Judd (b. 1846), Eliza Caroline Judd (b. 1847), and Schuyler Judd (b. 1849).[2]
Judd was educated in Union school (Lockport, New York),Albion College (Albion, Michigan), andWhitewater Normal school (Whitewater, Wisconsin).[1]
Judd taught inWisconsin from 1871 to 1881,[3] in Minneapolis public schools, and was principal to the Lincoln School,Minneapolis,[4] from 1881 to 1903. Judd studied plant, bird, and animal life, and while a teacher, emphasized nature study.[1]
In 1896, Judd's first book,Classic Myths, appeared and was used in schools and children's libraries as one of the popular books of that time. In July 1901,Rand & McNally brought out an enlarged and profusely illustrated edition of Judd'sClass Myths.[5]Wigwam stories,Browner Primer,A. B. C. Book of Birds, andLegends of the Rhine followed.[1] Educational articles appeared in periodicals and many short stories were published in larger periodicals.[5] For example, in 1903, theNew York Teachers' Monographs published Judd's "The Use of Classic Myths in the Grades".[6] She also wrote poetry.[1]
Since 1911, Judd was an active worker for world peace. In 1913, she was appointed byJane Addams as state chair of Minnesota'sWoman's Peace Party which appointment she held until 1917.[1] She also served as secretary and treasurer of the Minneapolis Peace Society, and vice president of the Minneapolis branch of the American School Peace League.[7] When Jane Addams was appointing delegates to theHague Peace Conference of April 1915, she named Judd, who was, however, unable to attend.[7] Judd was appointed byGovernorWinfield Scott Hammond a delegate to theInternational Conference of Women Workers to Promote Permanent Peace held at thePanama–Pacific International Exposition in July 1915;[1] it was Judd's intention to urge that this conference take action looking to have a peace emblem placed on postage stamps.[7]
For several years, Judd was secretary of Lewis Parliamentary Law Association and for three years, served as secretary of the Woman's Auxiliary of theMinneapolis Civic League and also as secretary of the MinneapolisMycological Society.[1]
The Audubon and Nature Study Club ofSanta Monica, California was organized on August 6, 1924. Judd, then living inPasadena, California,[1] was the inspiration and talent of the founding and growth of the organization. Birdwalks were held weekly, co-led by Judd.[8]
In 1932, Judd contributed poems to the Pasadena Writers' Club poetry contest.[9]
Judd died in Pasadena in late October 1937.[3][10]
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