Kate Walker Behan

Kate Walker Behan (1851 – July 28, 1918) was an American club leader, prominent in social, educational, and Confederate memorial affairs in the South for many years. She was president of the Confederated Southern Memorial Association, the Ladies' Confederate Memorial Association of Louisiana, and the Catholic Women's Club. Behan was also identified with the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Lost Cause Myth.

Early life and education Kate ("Katie") Walker was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1851. She was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. William Walker. Her family was wealthy.

In 1862, Behan entered the Old Ursuline Convent to pursue her studies, which had been interrupted by the start of the Civil War. She graduated in September 1865.

While she was still a girl during the Civil War, she took on responsibilities placed on the community and affiliated with the memorial societies of the 1860s, conducted by the women of the Confederacy. It was mainly through her efforts that Jefferson Davis's name was restored to Cabin John Bridge, and a monument to his memory was erected in Washington, D.C. The funeral ceremony occurred at Notre Dame de Bon Secour Church. The flags of the City Hall and of the Memorial Hall were at half-mast in her memory.