Mary Attenborough

Mary Attenborough (née Clegg; 8 April 1896 – July 1961) was a British philanthropist and social activist, the wife of Frederick Attenborough, mother of Richard, David, and John Attenborough, and advocate for safety and education of children. She played a key role in organising and fundraising to ensure the safe reception and care of child refugees arriving in Leicester during the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War.