Catherine Courtney, Baroness Courtney of Penwith

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1847 –

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Who is Catherine Courtney, Baroness Courtney of Penwith?

Catherine "Kate" Courtney, Baroness Courtney of Penwith, was a British social worker and internationalist. Active in charitable organisations in her early life, she later campaigned with her husband and fellow Quaker Leonard Courtney to end the Second Boer War and the First World War. She sought to bring attention to the plight of citizens of the enemy nations and was denounced as being overly sympathetic to the enemy during both wars.

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Born
Apr 4, 1847

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on July 23, 2013

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