Abstract:
The thesis, Mary Katherine White, is an in-depth description of the life of Mary White, the daughter of William Allen White. The biography shares with the reader a brief background of the White family before Mary Katherine's birth and the events that occurred during her childhood in Emporia, Kansas. Mary White's adolescence is described at length. Included in this section are such topics as her experiences at high school, the relationships between Mary and various family members, her community activities, her greatest love, and her untimely death. The biography reveals the energy, independence, and determination exhibited by Mary Katherine White while growing up in the shadow of her father and older brother. It also shows Mary White, during the last few years of her life, with a definite agenda -social reform. The last portion of the thesis outlines the impact that Mary Katherine White's life and death had on her family, her community, and the nation as a whole. The legacy of her brief life has lingered from her adolescence to the present time.
