Women in History: Did You Know?

Bessie Olive Cole earned her doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in 1913 with the highest grade average in her class.  She continued her interest in pharmacy through teaching and became the first woman in the country to hold a full professorship in pharmacy.

She enrolled in the University of Maryland School of Law in 1920, the first class to admit women, and became a specialist in pharmaceutical law.

Today the Maryland Pharmaceutical Association in Baltimore houses the Dr. B. Olive Cole Museum, acknowledging her as the first lady of pharmacy.

Another amazing woman.

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The Maryland Women’s Heritage Center is committed to telling and preserving the stories of Maryland’s unsung heroines and honoring their many contributions. Whether nurturing our families, volunteering in the community, leading an organization, working in a school, hospital or religious institution, campaigning for a political candidate, working in our factories, or creating a work of art, these women have played an integral role in helping to build Maryland’s future.

Find out how you can submit an unsung heroine for consideration.

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The Maryland Women’s Heritage Center...the first state center of its kind in the nation providing a place to learn and teach about the contributions of Maryland women throughout the state’s history.The initial home of the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center is open in Baltimore City at 39 West Lexington Street at Liberty Street!Hours of operation are Wednesday – Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm.  Admission is FREE!And, be sure to follow us on Twitter and visit our Facebook page for updates on the Center.