Edith Houghton Hooker

Edith Houghton Hooker was an American suffragist and social worker. She was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in Maryland in the early twentieth century and worked for votes for women there and nationally. She was the maternal aunt of the actress Katharine Hepburn. After her death she was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame. Her short Christmas piece, The Spirit of Christmas, reflects her lifelong work on behalf of others.