[2] "Craven was an outspoken foe of urban renewal.
Her bete noire during four boisterous years as councilor was Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) Administrator Edward Logue.
She was secretary to the Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises before her marriage, where she met her husband, John J.
"[5] She married "state Rep. John J. Craven (D-Roxbury, 1930-1938); ... her husband later served as her administrative assistant when she was on the City Council.
Katherine and John Craven's 11 surviving children, Patricia, Maureen, John J. Jr., Sheila, Kathleen, Pauline, Francis Xavier, twins Brendan Michael and Barbara Ellen, Susan and Timothy, resided in the Boston area and produced 52 grandchildren.