# Charity Still

> Charity Still was an American abolitionist, and the matriarch of the American abolition movement. Her son William Still became a well-known abolitionist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; her children Peter, James, John, and Mary played roles in the abolitionist movement. She is also known as Sidney Steel, and Sidney Charity Still.

*American abolitionist (c. 1775 - 1857), matriarch of the American abolition movement and witness to the development of the Underground Railroad*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1775
- **Died:** 1857
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Charity Still was an American abolitionist, and the matriarch of the American abolition movement. Her son William Still became a well-known abolitionist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; her children Peter, James, John, and Mary played roles in the abolitionist movement. She is also known as Sidney Steel, and Sidney Charity Still.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.7

## Sources
- [Charity Still](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_Still)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47953880)

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