Catherine Booth
From Sawiki
The Booth's oldest daughter showed determination, bravery and leadership ability from the first. At 21, she and another female officer (Florence Soper) were charged with the formidable task of bringing the Army to Paris. Keeping on in spite of unbelievable opposition, she gained respect of raucous crowds, and while not achieving large gains, "La Marèchale" stood her ground.
Kate married (18 Feb 1887) Arthur Sydney Clibborn [b: 1855 d: 20 Feb 1939], her chief of staff in France, in 1887. He was a former Quaker from Ireland, who as did all of the sons-in-law, added "Booth" to his name. Switzerland, assumed to be good Protestant ground by Booth, was added to their responsibilities, but it remained very tough territory until a court ruling in 1894 overthrew all decrees against the Army's meetings.
In 1896, Commissioner and Mrs. Booth-Clibborn took command of Holland, with Belgium as a province. In 1901, Booth-Clibborn had become distracted by the teachings of a preacher named Alexander Dowie, who claimed to be a "second Elijah" and offered himself to his cause in 1902.
Kate felt compelled to follow her husband, but was able to withstand acceptance of the pretender's claims. After a few miserable years, they left the movement and she eventually came into her own as a travelling evangelist.
