Katharine Bullitt (née Muller; February 22, 1925 – August 22, 2021) was an American education reformer, civil rights activist, and philanthropist.

[1] Katharine Bullitt was born in 1925 in Boston and was raised in Arlington, Massachusetts, the daughter of Marion Churchill and William Augustus Muller.

[5] During World War II, Bullitt spent a summer at the Hampton Institute in Virginia as part of an interracial farm project.

[7] Bullitt briefly headed a program called School Affiliation Service which was based on her visits to Germany after World War II.

[10][4][11] In 1963, after reading an article in the local paper about the Wawona, an historic schooner, Bullitt began efforts to save and restore the ship.

[12] After 46 years and numerous fundraising and volunteer efforts, it was determined it would be too costly to restore and they were unable to secure permanent moorage.

[12] The ship, which was profiled in Shipbuilders, Sea Captains and Fishermen by Joe Follansbee, was dismantled in 2009, with portions being saved for the Seattle Museum of History & Industry.

[4] In 1982, Bullitt, then a director of the Municipal League, helped organize Target Seattle, which was a week-long symposium on the dangers of nuclear war.

[14][15] Speakers included Louis Harris, David Brower, Dr. Jonas Salk, Dr. John E. Mack, Richard Wall Lyman, and Archibald Cox.

In addition to her step-children, Ashley, Fred Nemo, and Jill, Kay and Stim had three more children: Dorothy, Benjamin (who preceded her in death), and Margaret.

[8][4] Bullitt also hosted Seattle's Middle East Peace Camp for Children for a number of years on the property.