lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Category : 1 8 4 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Ohio ▁Category : R ail way ▁companies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁Category : Standard ▁gauge ▁rail ways ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Pre de cess ors ▁of ▁Con ra il ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁formed ▁by ▁mer ger ▁Category : R ail ▁transport ation ▁in ▁Cleveland <0x0A> </s> ▁Catherine ▁An sel m ▁G le ason ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁– ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁engineer ▁and ▁business w oman ▁known ▁both ▁for ▁being ▁an ▁accomplished ▁woman ▁in ▁the ▁pre domin antly ▁male ▁field ▁of ▁engineering ▁and ▁for ▁her ▁phil anth ropy . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁G le ason ▁Works ▁Catherine ▁An sel m ▁G le ason ▁was ▁born ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁four ▁children ▁of ▁William ▁and ▁Ellen ▁Mc D erm ott ▁G le ason ▁of ▁Ro chester , ▁New ▁York , ▁em igr ants ▁from ▁Ireland . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁machine ▁tool ▁company , ▁later ▁named ▁G le ason ▁Works , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁mak ers ▁of ▁g ear - cut ting ▁machine ▁tools ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁When ▁she ▁was ▁ 1 1 , ▁her ▁step bro ther ▁Tom ▁died ▁of ▁ty ph oid ▁fe ver , ▁causing ▁hard ship ▁at ▁her ▁father ' s ▁company ▁because ▁Tom ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁important ▁helper .