Katherine Drexel

On November 26, 1858, Francis Anthony and Hannah Langstroth Drexel, welcomed their second daughter, Katherine, into the world. One month after Katherine was born, Hannah passed away. For the next two years, Katherine and her older sister, Elizabeth, were sent to live with their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Drexel. While the two girls lived with their aunt and uncle, their father married Emma Bouvier. They then reunited their family and bought a summer home in Torresdale, Pennsylvania.
Over the long summer, Katherine and Elizabeth taught at the Sunday school that their new stepmother began for the neighbors and children. On top of their work at the Sunday schoo...