Kathleen M. Richardson Explained

Kathleen M. Richardson
Birth Date:5 May 1928
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Death Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Known For:President of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Alma Mater:University of Manitoba
Father:James A. Richardson Sr.
Relatives:
Awards:Order of Canada
Order of Manitoba

Kathleen Margaret Richardson, (May 5, 1928 – September 14, 2019) was a Canadian philanthropist and supporter of the arts.

She attended Kelvin High School in Winnipeg and received a B.A. from the University of Manitoba in 1949.

She was president of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet from 1957 to 1961 and served as honorary president since 1963. She headed the Kathleen M. Richardson Foundation. In 1973, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1993. In 2005, she was awarded the Order of Manitoba, and in 2007, the RCA Medal.[1]

She died on September 14, 2019, at the age of 91.[2]

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  1. Web site: Untitled Document . www.rca-arc.ca . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070726151258/http://www.rca-arc.ca/en/news/news_items/newmembers_awards07.htm . 26 July 2007 . dead.
  2. News: Trailblazing businesswoman Kathleen Richardson, 91, championed Winnipeg's cultural institutions.