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Mary Hannah Fulton

American physician and missionary
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May 31, 1854, probably Ashland, Ohio, U.S.
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Jan. 7, 1927, Pasadena, Calif. (aged 72)
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Mary Hannah Fulton (born May 31, 1854, probably Ashland, Ohio, U.S.—died Jan. 7, 1927, Pasadena, Calif.) was an American physician and missionary to China who ministered to many thousands not only through her own practice but by greatly expanding the availability of medical education in that country. Fulton was educated at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, and at Hillsdale (Michigan) College. She graduated from the latter in 1874, took a master’s degree in 1877, and for three years taught in public schools in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1880 she entered the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, and on graduating in 1884 ...(100 of 362 words)

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