Women / Persons ~ P24503
Louise Celia Fleming
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Social Networks and Archival ContextAlternate Names:
- Lulu Celia Fleming
- Miss Lulu C. Fleming
Gender: Female
Life Dates: 28 Jan 1862 - 20 Jun 1899
Types:
- African American
- American (US)
- Medicine (doctor)
- Missionary
- Person of Mixed Race or Ethnicity
- Slave, bondservant, former slave
- Teacher
Note: Born Fleming Island, Florida, died Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born to slave parents but freed immediately after the Civil War. Valedictorian of her class at Shaw University. Went to the Congo as a missionary to teach. Fell ill and as a result decided to become a doctor.