The Fultz Sisters The Fultz sisters born May 23, 1946 are the first African American identical quadruplets in American history. Upon their birth the girls were immediately catapulted to celebrity status. Mr. and Mrs. Fultz were the parents to six children prior to the quadruplets birth in a segregated North Carolina hospital wing. Instantly endorsements and photographers came in due to the rare nature of multiple successful births. The companies interested included PET Evaporated Milk, who offered to cover all medical expenses for the girls birth, offer a live-in nurse, and farming land in addition to a house for the family. Doctor Fred Klenner, who delivered The Fultz Quads, Klenner being the person behind the negotiating with PET also declined two additional offers from Borden and Carnation. Klenner almost instantly took charge over decision making for the quadtriplets having used Mrs. Fultz as a guinea pig for his vitamin C dosage experiments during the latter of her pregnancy and then naming the Fultz girls himself — all of them Mary, followed by the names of the women in the Klenner family. There was Ann, for the doctor’s wife; Louise, his daughter; Alice, his aunt; and Catherine, his great-aunt. In addition to naming the girls Klenner also setup public visitations for the girls, where the girls were placed on display in glass enclosed nursery. As the Fultz Quads grew into young women they continued to make appearances in the public eye. At age thirteen they performed as a quartet band at an annual Miami, Florida festival. For their sweet sixteen the girls met then President John F. Kennedy. Going into womanhood the Fultz Quads had a hard time adjusting to living normal lives. After two years of college, the Fultz Quads were forced to withdraw. Later in life, the Fultz Quads went back to school ultimately graduating from Barbizon in 1985. At least one of the sisters went on to marry, and that is the only information known about their lives until 2002. The last journalist update on them sadly informed readers that three of the sisters had developed breast cancer and died. The last one born, the unexpected one, Mary Catherine was now the only survivor. First, Louise had died of breast cancer at age 45, then Ann, from the identical cause at age 50. Finally, Alice had lost the same battle, at 55. It has been said that Catherine also developed breast cancer but then went into remission. No other news has been found about the Fultz Quads since then.
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