Kate Walker Behan

Kate Walker Behan
Born
Kate Walker

1851 (1851)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 28, 1918(1918-07-28) (aged 66–67)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Resting placeGreenwood Cemetery
Alma materOld Ursuline Convent
Occupation
  • club leader
Known forPresident General of the Confederated Southern Memorial Association
Spouse
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(m. 1865)​
Children2, including Bessie
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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.

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