Katherine Hancock Goode

1924 or 1925 photo of Katherine Hancock Goode

Katherine Hancock Goode (1872–1928) was an American educator, administrator, and state legislator in Illinois. John Paul Goode (1852–1932), a professor of geography at the University of Chicago, was her husband. The Minnesota Historical Society has a photo of her and her husband.

She was born in Kellogg, Minnesota. She and Flora Sylvester Cheney were politically active. A park bench commemorates them.

Goode campaigned for civil rights including voting rights for women. She also advocated for an eight-hour workday, women on juries, and better conditions for incarcerated women.

References

  1. 1 2 State, Illinois Office of Secretary of (July 25, 1925). "Illinois Blue Book". Secretary of State – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Goode, Katherine Hancock: Photographic Archive: The University of Chicago". photoarchive.lib.uchicago.edu.
  3. ↑ "John Paul Goode with his wife Katherine Hancock Goode and their son Kenneth. : Collections Online : mnhs.org". collections.mnhs.org.
  4. 1 2 Morse, Patricia L. (October 14, 2021). "Hyde Park Stories: The Cheney-Goode Memorial Bench". Hyde Park Herald.
  5. ↑ "Chicago Public Art: Cheney-Goode Memorial".