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Ramona McCarthy Hawkins

1928–2018

United States

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Ramona McCarthy Hawkins (July 31, 1928 – February 15, 2018) was a pioneering African-American pharmacist and research chemist from Maryland. In recognition of her work in pharmacy and for breaking barriers for African-American women in the pharmaceutical sciences, she was named to the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 2008.

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