Born: Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England 1829 The daughter of a coachbuilder, Catherine Mumford was a woman of considerable social conscience. When she met William Booth in 1852, she was pleased with and shared his commitment to “loosing the chains of injustice, freeing the captive and oppressed, sharing food and home, clothing the naked, and carrying out family responsibilities.” They disagreed, however, on the subject of women. Catherine... > Full Story