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Katherine Tristram (1858-1948) was educated at Cheltenham Ladies College.

In 1882, she became the first Resident Lecturer at Westfield College, where she read for her degee while teaching.

Her sister Annie was also amongst the first students admitted to Westfield in October 1882, however she left without taking her degree.

Tristram was amongst early staff to pursue the international Christian missionary and educational work associated with Westfield College.

From 1888-1927, she worked as a teacher and missionary in Japan. In 1888, she became Head the Bishop Poole Memorial School in Osaka, where several former pupils joined her later. From 1890, she was Principal of Osaka Girls' school.

After her retirement, she worked in a tuberculosis sanatorium in Tokyo. She was awarded the Ranju Hosto Medal by the Emperor of Japan in 1931.