Emily Dickinson Lexicon

Katie, proper n. [dim. of Katherine < Gk. 'pure' or 'dear'.]

Catherine Mary Scott (1831-1917); daughter of Henry Scott and Catherine Strong in New York; widow of Mr. Turner; wife of John Anthon; friend who Emily met at the Evergreens; woman who remarried after the death of her first husband; friend to whom Dickinson sent a pair of knitted garters in a letter (see ED's letters).