Hansen, Kate I

Kate Ingeborg Hansen was born July 5, 1879 in Logan, Kansas to Peter Hansen (1846-?) and Alpha Ama Gray (1858-1957), who were married September 1, 1878 in Phillipsburg, Kansas. In 1896 she graduated from Beloit High School, Beloit, Kansas, and went on to earn her teaching license. Her first teaching position was at a rural school just east of Marvin in Phillips County, Kansas in 1896. The following year, 1896-1897, Kate taught and served as assistant principal of the grade school in Logan.

In 1899, Hansen moved to Lawrence, Kansas and began to attend the University of Kansas. After earning a music teacher's certificate in 1901, Kate took a teaching position in the Denver, Colorado public schools where she taught both music and German.

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