Katherine Hancock Goode (1872âÂÂ1928) was a teacher, teacher educator, administrator, and state legislator in Illinois. John Paul Goode (1852âÂÂ1932), a professor of geography at the University of Chicago, was her husband. The Minnesota Historical Society has a photo of her and her husband.
She was born in Kellogg, Minnesota. She and Flora Sylvester Cheney were politically active. A park bench commemorates them. Cheney campaigned for Charles E. Merriam.
Goode campaigned for civil rights including voting rights for women. She also advocated for an eight-hour workday, women on juries, and better conditions for incarcerated women.