Mary Garrett
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Mary Garrett was an American suffragist
and philanthropist
.
, a philanthropist and president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
(B&O). She became the wealthiest "spinster woman" in the country with demise of her father.
Garrett helped found the Bryn Mawr College
for women. She also endowed the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
and secured the rights of women to attend thus making it the first co-educational, graduate-level medical school in the United States.
At her death, she gave $15,000,000 to M. Carey Thomas
, the president of Bryn Mawr College, with whom she was romantically involved and had been living together with at the time.
She is buried in Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD.
Women's suffrage
Women's suffrage or woman suffrage is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending these rights to women and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax, or...
and philanthropist
Philanthropy
Philanthropy etymologically means "the love of humanity"—love in the sense of caring for, nourishing, developing, or enhancing; humanity in the sense of "what it is to be human," or "human potential." In modern practical terms, it is "private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of...
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Biography
Mary Garrett was the daughter of John W. GarrettJohn W. Garrett
John Work Garrett was an American banker, philanthropist, and president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ....
, a philanthropist and president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
(B&O). She became the wealthiest "spinster woman" in the country with demise of her father.
Garrett helped found the Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
for women. She also endowed the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine , located in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., is the academic medical teaching and research arm of Johns Hopkins University. Hopkins has consistently been the nation's number one medical school in the amount of competitive research grants awarded by the National...
and secured the rights of women to attend thus making it the first co-educational, graduate-level medical school in the United States.
At her death, she gave $15,000,000 to M. Carey Thomas
M. Carey Thomas
Martha Carey Thomas was an American educator, suffragist, and second President of Bryn Mawr College.-Early life:...
, the president of Bryn Mawr College, with whom she was romantically involved and had been living together with at the time.
She is buried in Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD.
External links
- http://www.medicalarchives.jhmi.edu/garrett/introduction2.htm
- http://www.brynmawr.edu/library/exhibits/sargent/garrett.html