March is Women’s History Month and we want to celebrate impactful women from Burlington County who have broken barriers and helped inspire future generations. Today we honor and celebrate Charity Still.Charity Still was a courageous freedom seeker and the matriarch of the Still family, whose legacy shaped the fight against slavery.Born into slavery in Maryland, Charity escaped twice, enduring incredible hardship to reunite with her children. Still and her husband would travel to New Jersey and initially settled in Evesham Township among other fugitive slaves. The Still family became local settlers and then guided and assisted other runaway slaves with their relocation. Still changed her name from Sidney to Charity Still to better protect her family and they eventually settled within the Pine Barrens. Her son, William Still, became a leader in the Underground Railroad, helping hundreds of enslaved people find freedom and documenting their stories for history.Charity’s resilience and sacrifice not only changed her family’s fate but also played a vital role in the broader abolitionist movement. Her story is a testament to the power of perseverance and a reminder of the countless unsung heroes of history.

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