Native Washingtonian Catherine Gaines was born two days after Woodrow Wilson was elected president.
Ms. Catherine, as her great nephew Darren Williams affectionately calls her, will celebrate her birthday 107th birthday on Nov. 9.The native Washingtonian was born in 1916, two days after Woodrow Wilson was elected president. — now Sumner Magruder — built, at the time, exclusively for the education of Black children in D.C. and Georgetown. She graduated from D.C.'s Cardozo High School in 1934."I'm here somewhere," Gaines said, as she and her great nephew looked at her pictures.
The soft-spoken centenarian has survived through it all. Nineteen presidents, building booms, gentrification, integration and modern-day inventions she never imagined. Retirement was not in Gaines' plans. She left her paid job only to spend 40 years as a volunteer at Children's National Medical Center.
As Ms. Catherine prepares to celebrate her momentous birthday milestone, she imparts some sage advice to those who want to know the secret to her longevity.
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