Mary R. Fitzbutler was born in Amherstburg, Ontario and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of William Henry Fitzbutler and Sarah Helen McCurdy Fitzbutler. Both of her parents were physicians; her mother was the first black woman to earn a medical degree in Kentucky,[1] and her father was the first black graduate of the University of Michigan's medical school.[2] Mary R. Fitzbutler studied at the Louisville National Medical College (which her father owned and operated);[3] she graduated from the National Medical College of Chicago in 1923.[4]
Career
Mary Fitzbutler taught for several years as a young woman. She was an officer in the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs in 1913. During World War I, Waring was chair of Red Cross Work for the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs; she was also chair of the organization's Department of Health and Hygiene for many years. She organized a canteen,[5] and nurses' training classes in Chicago for African-American women, during the war.[6][7] After the war, she attended the 1920 International Council of Women meeting in Christiania, Norway.[4] She was appointed to the advisory board of the Frederick Douglass Home in 1923.[7] She regularly wrote columns on public health topics for women's publications, including National Notes.[8][9]
In 1933, she was elected president of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs.[7] During her presidency, one of her policy initiatives was a drive to destroy toy guns.[10]
Personal life
Mary R. Fitzbutler married educator Frank B. Waring in 1901. She was widowed when he died in 1923. She married again, to Charles F. Cantrell, in 1930.[11] She died in 1958, aged 88 years, in Chicago.[12]
^"Fitzbutler House: Honoring Dr. William Henry Fitzbutler" University of Michigan Medical School.
^Patrick Reed, "Louisville's Pioneers in African-American Healthcare" Kentucky Educational Television (February 1, 2016).
^Gordon R. Tobin, "Fitzbutler College" University of Louisville School of Medicine.
^ abMary R. Fitzbutler Waring, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, University of Kentucky Libraries.
^"Dr. Mary Fitzbutler-Waring" The Broad Ax (December 21, 1918): 4. via Newspapers.com
^Emmett Jay Scott, Scott's Official History of the American Negro in the World War (Homewood Press, 1919): 400.
^ abc"Mary Fitzbutler Waring" in Notable Black American Women (Gale, 1996), at Biography in Context.
^Susan Lynn Smith, Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: Black Women's Health Activism in America, 1890-1950 (University of Pennsylvania Press 1995): 30–31. ISBN9780812214499
^Stephen Knadler, "Unsanitized Racial Allegories: Biomedical Politics, Racial Uplift, and the African American Woman's Risk Narrative", American Literature 85(1)(2013): 93–119. doi: 10.1215/00029831-1959553.
^"Mary Waring to Launch Drive Against Toy Guns", Pittsburgh Courier (December 28, 1935): 8. Via Newspapers.com.
^Who's Who in Colored America Volume 6 (1942): 540.
mary, fitzbutler, waring, 1870, 1958, american, physician, president, national, association, colored, women, clubs, nacw, 1922, publication, 1890, contents, early, life, career, personal, life, also, referencesearly, life, editmary, fitzbutler, born, amherstbu. Mary Fitzbutler Waring 1870 1958 was an American physician and president of the National Association of Colored Women s Clubs NACW Mary Fitzbutler Waring in a 1922 publication Dr Mary Fitzbutler Waring ca 1890 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life EditMary R Fitzbutler was born in Amherstburg Ontario and raised in Louisville Kentucky the daughter of William Henry Fitzbutler and Sarah Helen McCurdy Fitzbutler Both of her parents were physicians her mother was the first black woman to earn a medical degree in Kentucky 1 and her father was the first black graduate of the University of Michigan s medical school 2 Mary R Fitzbutler studied at the Louisville National Medical College which her father owned and operated 3 she graduated from the National Medical College of Chicago in 1923 4 Career EditMary Fitzbutler taught for several years as a young woman She was an officer in the Illinois Federation of Women s Clubs in 1913 During World War I Waring was chair of Red Cross Work for the National Association of Colored Women s Clubs she was also chair of the organization s Department of Health and Hygiene for many years She organized a canteen 5 and nurses training classes in Chicago for African American women during the war 6 7 After the war she attended the 1920 International Council of Women meeting in Christiania Norway 4 She was appointed to the advisory board of the Frederick Douglass Home in 1923 7 She regularly wrote columns on public health topics for women s publications including National Notes 8 9 In 1933 she was elected president of the National Association of Colored Women s Clubs 7 During her presidency one of her policy initiatives was a drive to destroy toy guns 10 Personal life EditMary R Fitzbutler married educator Frank B Waring in 1901 She was widowed when he died in 1923 She married again to Charles F Cantrell in 1930 11 She died in 1958 aged 88 years in Chicago 12 See also EditLouisville National Medical CollegeReferences Edit Fitzbutler House Honoring Dr William Henry Fitzbutler University of Michigan Medical School Patrick Reed Louisville s Pioneers in African American Healthcare Kentucky Educational Television February 1 2016 Gordon R Tobin Fitzbutler College University of Louisville School of Medicine a b Mary R Fitzbutler Waring Notable Kentucky African Americans Database University of Kentucky Libraries Dr Mary Fitzbutler Waring The Broad Ax December 21 1918 4 via Newspapers com Emmett Jay Scott Scott s Official History of the American Negro in the World War Homewood Press 1919 400 a b c Mary Fitzbutler Waring in Notable Black American Women Gale 1996 at Biography in Context Susan Lynn Smith Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired Black Women s Health Activism in America 1890 1950 University of Pennsylvania Press 1995 30 31 ISBN 9780812214499 Stephen Knadler Unsanitized Racial Allegories Biomedical Politics Racial Uplift and the African American Woman s Risk Narrative American Literature 85 1 2013 93 119 doi 10 1215 00029831 1959553 Mary Waring to Launch Drive Against Toy Guns Pittsburgh Courier December 28 1935 8 Via Newspapers com Who s Who in Colored America Volume 6 1942 540 The Week s Census Jet December 18 1958 47 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Fitzbutler Waring amp oldid 1090449844, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
