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1900
Author, Inventor, and Philanthropist
Philadelphia, PA
In addition to being an author and teacher, Gertrude Bustill Mossell invented a camping table and portable kitchen that she did not patent in her own name. Mossell was also the charity fund director for the Frederick Douglass Hospital in Philadelphia, leading a successful drive of over $30,000 for its main building construction. Mossell went on to found the Bustill Family Association and the National Afro-American Council's branch in her city.
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