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Catherine Drew

1832 – 1910

Irish journalist and writer

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Lived 1832 – 1910 (aged 78). Catherine Drew was a British journalist, writer and novelist.

Catherine Drew (27 May 1832 – 26 August 1910) was an Anglo-Irish journalist and writer.

Life Catherine Drew was born in Broughshane, County Antrim on 27 May 1832. Her parents were the Rev. Thomas Drew and Isabella (née Dalton) Drew. She was the third of the couple's eight daughters and four sons, although most of her siblings died young. Drew spent her childhood in Belfast, where her father was the rector of Christ Church in Durham Street from 1833 to 1859. Drew moved to Dublin at 60 Upper Sackville Street to live with her brother the architect, Thomas Drew, in 1866.

Drew was one of the founding members of the Ladies' Press Association, and campaigned for greater rights for women journalists. She became a prominent figure in the Institute of Journalists, representing the Institute at several international congresses. She was serving as the vice-president of the Institute at the time of her death. She also worked on its Orphan Fund for many years, an initiative she had originally suggested in 1891.

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Who was Catherine Drew?

Irish journalist and writer

When was Catherine Drew born?

Catherine Drew was born on 27 May 1832 in Broughshane.

When did Catherine Drew die?

Catherine Drew died on 26 August 1910 in Kensington.

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Catherine Drew was a journalist, writer and novelist.

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Catherine Drew was British.

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· Wikipedia: Catherine Drew

· Wikidata: Q56722196

· DBpedia: Catherine Drew

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