Deborah Fisher Wharton

Deborah Fisher Wharton (1795–1888) was an American Quaker minister, suffragist, social reformer and proponent of women's rights. She was one of a small group of dedicated Quakers who founded Swarthmore College along with her industrialist son, Joseph Wharton. She was a contemporary and friend of Lucretia Mott and had many of Mott's sympathies but did not actively pursue the women's rights cause, rather she was a proponent of liberal Quaker spirituality.

This article is about the Quaker minister. For the tavern owner, see Deborah Fisher. For the astronomer, see Debra Fischer. For the United States Senator, see Deb Fischer.
Deborah Fisher Wharton
Deborah Fisher Wharton
Born
Deborah Fisher

1795
Died1888
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)Educator, Suffragist
SpouseWilliam Wharton
ChildrenHannah, Rodman, Sarah, Charles Wm, Joseph, Mary, William, Samuel (d. 1843), Anna, Esther
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