Bullitt, Katharine

Seattle civic activist Katharine (Kay) Bullitt was raised in Massachusetts, earned a degree in government from Radcliffe College in 1946, taught elementary school in Massachusetts, and settled in Seattle in 1953. In addition to raising six children, Bullitt dedicated herself to civic activism, particularly in the area of education. For over twenty years, she worked to desegregate Seattle public schools (through such organizations as the Coalition for Quality Integrated Education), increase school funding, encourage greater citizen involvement in public schools, investigate Washington State's educational policies and management, and establish partnerships between Seattle businesses and public schools. Bullitt also supported civil rights causes, serving on a number of boards and commissions, such as the Seattle Urban League and the Washington State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Other organizations with which she worked advanced the causes and activities of historic preservation, environmental protection, international peace, and the arts in Seattle. Among the awards bestowed on or established in honor of Katharine Bullitt: the Jefferson Award for Public Service, the YMCA Milnor Roberts Award for World Peace through International Understanding, the Partners in Public Education (PIPE) Katharine Muller Bullitt Award (named for her as the organization's co-founder), the Ralph Bunche Award from the Peace through Law Section of the Seattle Bar Association, the Paul Beason Award from Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, and the United Nations (Seattle Chapter) Human Rights Award.

From the description of Katharine Bullitt papers, 1950-1991 (bulk 1966-1988). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 61331468

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