caption death_date death_place birth_place other_names nationality name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation
catherine courtney in 1883 26 february 1929 chelsea , london , england , united kingdom herefordshire , england , united kingdom baroness courtney of penwith english catherine courtney 04 april 1847 catherine potter.jpg catherine courtney , baroness courtney of penwith
 catherine potter social worker
catherine courtney , baroness courtney of penwith

catherine `` kate '' courtney , baroness courtney of penwith -lrb- née potter ; 4 april 1847 -- 26 february 1929 -rrb- , was a british social worker and internationalist .
active in charitable organisations in her early life , she later campaigned with her husband 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 .
