Bessie Olive Cole
Bessie Olive Cole | |
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Born | Mount Carmel, Maryland | November 14, 1883
Died | June 5, 1971 | (aged 87)
Alma mater | University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law |
Occupation | Pharmacist |
Bessie Olive Cole (1883–1971) was an American pharmacist, called "The first lady of Pharmacy in Maryland".
Biography
She was born in Mount Carmel,
Three years after graduating, she received a job working at the Solway-Annan Company, and working part-time at the War Risk Department in
She was a member of Maryland Pharmacists Association, the
Tonight we honor one who has achieved many unique distinctions. She was one of the first women to graduate from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy; First woman to receive a law degree from the School of Law at the University of Maryland; First woman to be Acting Dean of our School of Pharmacy; First woman to hold a full professorship at the School of Pharmacy; First woman Honorary President of Maryland Pharmaceutical Association; First woman Honorary President of Alumni Association, School of Pharmacy; and First woman to receive the Alumni Medal. Hail to the lady of many firsts—the first lady of Pharmacy in Maryland
References
- ^ "Bessie Olive Cole, Maryland Women's Hall of Fame". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ Stegman, Carolyn B. "Women of Achievement in Maryland History" (PDF). Maryland State Archives.
- ^ "Bessie Olive Cole - Maryland State Archives". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved November 14, 2017.