Mary Haviland Stilwell Kuesel

Mary Haviland Stilwell Kuesel
Dr. Mary H. Stilwell
Born	Mary Haviland Stilwell April 30, 1866 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	June 22, 1936 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Occupation	Dentist
Known for	Founded the Women's Dental Association of the U.S.
Spouse	George C. Kuesel

Mary Haviland Stilwell Kuesel sometimes spelled Stillwell-Kuesel (April 30, 1866 – June 22, 1936) was a pioneer American dentist.^[1] She was the founder of the Women's Dental Association of the United States, which she founded in 1892 with 12 charter members.^[2]

Biography

Mary Haviland Stilwell was born April 30, 1866, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1892, she founded the Women's Dental Association of the U.S. with 12 charter members.^[2][3][4]

In 1902, she married Dr. George C. Kuesel,^[5] a medical doctor.^[6] They were associate members of the Fairmount Park Art Association.^[7] She died June 22, 1936, in Philadelphia of coronary thrombosis.^[5] Her correspondence is held in a collection by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.^[8]

See also

• Women in dentistry in the United States

References

Attribution

• This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Fairmount Park Art Association (1914). Annual Report (Public domain ed.).

Bibliography

• American Public Health Association (1950). American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health. American Public Health Association.
• Bird, Doni L.; Robinson, Debbie S. (16 May 2016). Modern Dental Assisting - E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN 978-0-323-22121-4.
• Historical Society of Pennsylvania (May 1991). Guide to the manuscript collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
• White, J. D.; McQuillen, John Hugh; Ziegler, George Jacob (1936). The Dental Cosmos. Vol. 78. S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Company.

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