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Katharine Seymour Day (May 8, 1870 - June 4, 1964) was a member of the Hartford City Planning Commission. She worked to preserve historic homes in Connecticut and helped establish the Children’s Museum of Hartford and the home of Mark Twain as a memorial. She served as president of the Mark Twain Library and Memorial Commission. She was inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame in 1994. Her home has been preserved as a museum, Katharine Seymour Day House.
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Biography
She was born on May 8, 1870 to John Calvin Day. She was a granddaughter of Isabella Beecher Hooker and a grandniece of Harriet Beecher Stowe. In 1924 she bought the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and converted it into a museum.
She died on June 4, 1964 in Hartford, Connecticut at the age of 94. She was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Legacy
She was inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame.