Rosalie Silber Abrams
Rosalie Silber Abrams | |
|---|---|
| Majority Leader of the Maryland Senate | |
| In office 1978–1982 | |
| Maryland State Senator | |
| In office 1970–1984 | |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
| In office 1967–1970 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rosalie Silber June 2, 1916 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | February 27, 2009 (aged 92) Towson, Maryland, U.S. |
| Spouse |
William Abrams
(m. 1954; died 1978) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | State Governmental Structure Affecting Enactment and Implementation of a Federal Program: A Case Study of Medicaid in Maryland (1969) |
Rosalie Silber Abrams (June 2, 1916 – February 27, 2009) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1967–70) and Maryland State Senate (1970–84). She was the first female and Jewish majority leader of the state Senate (1978–82). Appointed by Governor Harry Hughes, Abrams headed the Maryland Office on Aging (now Department of Aging) from 1983 until retiring in 1996.