Catherine Stratton

Catherine N. Stratton
MIT First Lady 1959-1966
Catherine “Kay” Stratton was the first lady of the Institute from 1959-1966 while her husband Julius Adams Stratton was president. In 1960, Mrs. Stratton cofounded the Art Committee to foster visual arts at MIT. The Art Committee would grow to become what is today the Council for the Arts, a powerful balance to the Institute’s heavy technological leanings. She also began the Aging Successfully lecture series, now a part of The Catherine Stratton Lecture Series established by the MIT Women’s League.