After leaving NAWSA in 1909, Gordon returned to her native New Orleans, where she became engaged in establishing the first hospital in the state of Louisiana for the treatment of victims of tuberculosis."Kate Gordon Dead: Pioneer Suffragist," New York Times, August 25, 1932, pg. 19. Gordon worked tirelessly raising funds for Camp Hygiea, located near Covington, Louisiana, and for the Louisiana Anti-Tuberculosis Hospital in New Orleans. She also served as Secretary of the Louisiana Anti-Tuberculosis Society and as Vice President of the New Orleans Anti-Tuberculosis League.
