Join Dr. Annie Huey, Ph.D., as she explores the life and writings of Katherine Burton (1887-1969), a once-prominent, yet still important Catholic laywoman in the mid-twentieth century. In addition to writing over forty-five biographies and histories of Catholic figures and Catholic religious orders, Burton's monthly column in Sign Magazine entitled “Woman to Woman,” ran for an impressive thirty-six years.
Dr. Huey will examine the breadth of her work, her writing process, her relationship with Sign’s editors, and the advice she imparted to her large female readership on navigating the evolving roles and responsibilities of Catholic laywomen. The longevity of her career reminds us that Katherine Burton remains an invaluable, untapped source for understanding the lives of U.S. Catholic women during this transformative era.
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About the Presenters
Dr. Annie Huey earned her Ph.D. in Theology in May 2024 with a dissertation titled, “‘The Arms Outstretched That Would Welcome Them’: Recovering the Life of Katherine Burton, Forgotten Catholic Woman Writer of the Twentieth Century.” Since then, Dr. Huey has been exploring ways to turn her dissertation into a book while also launching her own church tour company, Sacred Heritage Tours, in the Cincinnati area. She keeps busy teaching music and theater at her twin boys’ Montessori school.
Historian: Passionist Congregation
Affiliated Research Fellow of The Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History at Boston College
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology, Boston College
