# Catherine Smithies

> Catherine Smithies was an English philanthropist and social reformer active in animal welfare, abolitionism, and temperance. She founded the first Band of Mercy, which taught children kindness to animals and became the model for the wider Bands of Mercy movement.

*English philanthropist and social reformer (c. 1796-1877)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Born:** 1796
- **Died:** 1877-10-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Catherine Smithies was an English philanthropist and social reformer active in animal welfare, abolitionism, and temperance. She founded the first Band of Mercy, which taught children kindness to animals and became the model for the wider Bands of Mercy movement.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 34.3 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 3.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Catherine Smithies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Smithies)
- [Смитис, Кэтрин](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%2C_%D0%9A%D1%8D%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD)
- [Catherine Smithies](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Smithies)
- [కేథరిన్ స్మితీస్](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%A5%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%A4%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8D)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18575957)

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