Anna Louise James

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.

When was Annaleise James born?

• March 15, 1887

• January 19, 1886

• February 20, 1885

• April 10, 1888

Which college did Annaleise James graduate from?

• University of Connecticut

• Brooklyn College of Pharmacy

• Harvard University

• Yale University

In what year did Annaleise James become the sole owner of the pharmacy?

• 1917

• 1922

• 1930

• 1925

What was the original name of the pharmacy before Annaleise renamed it?

• James's Pharmacy

• Saybrook Pharmacy

• Hartford Pharmacy

• Brooklyn Pharmacy

Until what year did Annaleise James continue to live in the pharmacy building?

• 1980

• 1977

• 1970

• 1967