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Dr. Ada (Quinn) Brasher

Rosemead, California
· (1871-1953)
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Ada (Quinn) Brasher was the first graduate of El Monte Schools, finishing in 1888 as a class of one. She continued her education in Los Angeles because El Monte did not then offer schooling beyond the 9th grade. She became a teacher in the Pomona Schools and later a doctor of osteopathic medicine. She also served as the first president of the El Monte Alumni Association, which was organized in 1899.
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