About Dorothy Marguerite Catts
Lived 1896 – 1961 (aged 64–65). Dorothy Marguerite Catts was an Australian businessperson and novelist.
Dorothy Marguerite Catts (1877–1961) was an Australian writer and businesswoman. She was co-editor of two periodicals, Australian Home Budget and Countrywoman in New South Wales.
Life Catts was the daughter of Frances Eliza (née Lepherd) and builder, Peter Purcell. She was born on 1 March 1896 at Beecroft, New South Wales.
She married James Howard Catts at St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church in Sydney on 8 September 1920. James was then Member for Cook in the Federal Parliament but lost his seat in 1922. The couple made their home at Huntleys Point.
In December 1922, she and her husband founded a printing company and published Australian Home Budget. She edited the magazine for 25 years, which included free paper patterns for dressmaking.
Catts died at Young, New South Wales on 10 March 1961.
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(1896-1961) businesswoman and novelist
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Dorothy Marguerite Catts was born on 1 March 1896 in Beecroft.
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Dorothy Marguerite Catts died in 1961 in Young.
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