Bartholomew Fussell | |
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 Bartholomew Fussell courtesy of US History Images | |
| Born | January 9, 1794 |
| Died | January 14, 1871 (aged 77) Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | Participant in the Underground Railroad Advocate for women's careers in medicine |
| Spouses | Lydia Morris
(m. 1826; died 1840)Rebecca Churchman Hewes
(m. 1841) |
| Children | 6, including Susan Fussell |
Bartholomew Fussell (1794–1871) was an American abolitionist who participated in the Underground Railroad by providing refuge for fugitive slaves at his safe house in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, and other locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio. He aided an estimated 2000 slaves in escaping from bondage. He was a founding member of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Fussell was an advocate for women serving as physicians, and he influenced the founding of the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania. He worked as a practicing physician, including providing medical services for fugitive slaves.[1]
- ^ Calarco, Tom (2008). People of the Underground Railroad: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 120-122. ISBN 978-0313339240.