Mary Fletcher was the namesake of the
largest hospital in Vermont, formerly named "Fletcher Allen Health Care". An invalid who suffered from
tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...
for the majority of her lifetime, she was from a philanthropic family who also are the namesake of the
Fletcher Free Library (which is also in
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Chittenden County. It is located south of the Canada–United States border and south of Montreal. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 44,743. It ...
).
References
American women philanthropists
People from Burlington, Vermont
Philanthropists from Vermont
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