Mary Hannah Fulton

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...