Rosalie Silber Abrams
Rosalie Silber Abrams | |
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Majority Leader of the Maryland Senate | |
In office 1978–1982 | |
Maryland State Senator | |
In office 1970–1984 | |
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
In office 1967–1970 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rosalie Silber June 2, 1916 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | February 27, 2009 Towson, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 92)
Spouse |
William Abrams
(m. 1954; died 1978) |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | |
Academic background | |
Thesis | State Governmental Structure Affecting Enactment and Implementation of a Federal Program: A Case Study of Medicaid in Maryland (1969) |
Rosalie Silber Abrams (June 2, 1916
Early life
Rosalie Silber was born to Dora (née Rodbell) and Isaac "Ike" Silber[2][4] in Baltimore, Maryland on June 2, 1916.[1] Her mother was an immigrant from Poland and her father an immigrant from Austria. Her parents owned a bakery in East Baltimore called Silber's Bakery.[2][4] She graduated from Western High School in the 1930s.[2] She attended Sinai Hospital School of Nursing and became a registered nurse. She also attended Columbia University.[1]
She later attended Johns Hopkins University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1963 and a Master of Science in political science in 1969.[2] Her master's thesis was State Governmental Structure Affecting Enactment and Implementation of a Federal Program: A Case Study of Medicaid in Maryland.[2]
Personal life
She married William Abrams in 1954.[2] He died in 1978.[2] Together, they had one daughter, Elizabeth "Lissa" Abrams.[2][1]
Career
During
Abrams was elected to the
In 1983, she was appointed by Governor Harry Hughes as the director of the Maryland Office of Aging. She served in that role until she retired in 1996.[2]
Death
Abrams died of heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson, Maryland on February 27, 2009.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Society of Senates Past: Rosalie Silber Abrams". Maryland State Archives. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Jones, Brent (March 1, 2009). "Rosalie S. Abrams: State legislator who served 13 years in the Senate was a champion of health care reform and women's rights". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ "Rosalie Silber Abrams". Maryland Women's Hall of Fame. Maryland State Archives. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
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