Anna Louise James

Anna Louise James

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Annaleise James, born in 1886, was the first African American woman licensed as a pharmacist in Connecticut. Her father escaped slavery, and her family settled in Connecticut. Anna graduated from Brooklyn College of Pharmacy in 1908. She worked at her brother-in-law's pharmacy in Saybrook, eventually taking over and renaming it James's Pharmacy. She ran it until her retirement in 1967, living above the pharmacy until her death in 1977.

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How did Anna manage her pharmacy in terms of opening hours?

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What happened to Anna in the year 1977?

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