Catharine (given name)

Catharine is a feminine given name, a variation of Katherine or Catherine. Notable people with the name include:

In education:


 * Catharine Beecher, noted educator
 * Catharine MacKinnon, American feminist, scholar, lawyer, teacher, and activist
 * Catharine Merrill, one of the first female university professors in the United States

In literature:
 * Catharine Webb Barber (1823-?), American newspaper editor, author
 * Catharine Carver (1921–1997), American-British publisher's editor
 * Catharine H. Esling (1812–1897), American writer
 * Catharine Hitchcock Tilden Avery, 1844–1911), American author, editor, educator
 * Catharine Trotter Cockburn, 1679–1749), English novelist, dramatist, philosopher
 * Catharine Dixon, Canadian journalist and author of non-fiction books
 * Catharine Sedgwick, American novelist

In science:
 * Catharine Cox, American psychologist known for her work on intelligence and genius
 * Catharine Garmany, astronomer

In rulers:
 * Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia from 1762 till 1796 known as the country's longest-ruling female.

Other:
 * Catharine (Tennessee), an enslaved American mother born about 1835