Catherine Hale

Catherine Hale (1868–1947) was an American advocate for the blind from Chicago[1], Missouri. She founded the Kansas City Association for the Blind[2], now known as Alphapointe Association for the Blind. She also started the Catherine Hale Home for blind women in 1919[1].

Early life

Catherine Hale was born in Chicago in 1868, descended from Nebraska pioneers[2]. She and her husband, James H. Hale, moved to Kansas City[2] about 1890[1]. Catherine would attend The Workers for the Blind of Greater Kansas City with her blind brother, and learned that opportunities for the blind in Kansas City were sparse.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Flynn, Jane F. (1992). "Kansas City Women of Independent Minds". KC History. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  2. 1 2 3 Jezak Ford, Susan (1999). "Biography of Catherine Hale (1868-1947), Founder of the Kansas City Association for the Blind". KC History. Retrieved 2026-02-23.


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