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Henrietta Duterte

1817–1903

United States

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Henrietta Duterte (née Bowers; July 1817 – December 23, 1903) was an African-American funeral home owner, philanthropist, and abolitionist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the first American woman to own a mortuary, and her business operated as a stop on the Underground Railroad.

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