Katherine Mina Courtauld

Katherine Mina Courtauld (1856 - 1935) was a British farmer and suffragist. She was an advocate for providing training about agriculture for women. She was a member of the Courtauld family.

Personal life Courtauld was born on 13 July 1856 at High Garrett, Bocking, Essex in the UK. Her parents, George and Mina (née Bromley) Courtauld were part of the wealthy Courtauld family. She was the eldest child. She was a boarder at a private girls' school in Hampstead, London. She later sought and obtained training in practical and theoretical aspects of farming on her father's farms and through farm visits since, being a woman, she was unable to attend agricultural college. There were some lectures provided by Essex County Council that she was able to attend.

She lived at Knights Farm with her partner, Mary Gladstone (1856–1941) for over 50 years. She participated in country sports and sailing in her own yacht, the Petrona.

Among her many local activities were: President of the Essex Agricultural Show Parish councillor in the 1890s Secretary of the North-West Essex branch of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies before 1914 Member of Essex County Council between 1914 and 1934 In the 1920s she funded the building of a village hall in Colne Engaine (which was dedicated to her father) She paid for the restoration of Colne Engaine's St Andrew church tower She was a member of the East Essex hunt