Catherine Kitty Harris was born to a poor Polish Jewish family, probably in London, Ontario, sometime between 1893 and 1902.
15 Facts About Kitty Harris
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Kitty Harris began to work, first in a cigar factory, then in a clothing factory as a seamstress in 1912.
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Kitty Harris joined the Industrial Workers of the World union and was a leader of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike.
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Between 1919 and 1923, Kitty Harris moved with her family to Chicago.
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In Chicago, Kitty Harris became secretary of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers local.
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Kitty Harris joined the Communist Party of the USA by January 1923.
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In 1925, Kitty Harris may have married Earl Browder, a prominent CPUSA functionary and later party leader.
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Kitty Harris transferred to the Communist Party of the USSR in 1927.
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Kitty Harris followed Browder to Moscow in 1929, where he reported for "special work".
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Kitty Harris returned to the USA and worked for the American Negro Labor Congress.
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In 1931, Kitty Harris joined OGPU foreign intelligence under "Illegal" operative Abram Einhorn.
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In 1936, Kitty Harris went to Paris as an NKVD radio operator.
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Kitty Harris went to the United States to assist the Soviet penetration of the Manhattan Project in 1941.
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In December 1937, Kitty Harris had applied for and received Soviet citizenship.
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Kitty Harris is buried there in the Marina Roshcha cemetery with a grave marker that lists her date of birth as 24 May 1902.