1893-1970
Alice E. Bunce was the first African American woman to graduate from the New Jersey College of Pharmacy in Newark. However, she lived in Asbury Park at the time of graduation in 1927.
She owned a pharmacy in Asbury Park for many years, opening it with her brother in 1923 and operating it until her death.
She graduated NJ School of Pharmacy in 1923.
Bibliography
“Business Ruined, Co-Partner Dies” Asbury Park Press, Jul 27, 1970
“Bunce & Carter Continues Role As Old-Fashioned Drug Store” Asbury Park Press Aug 6, 1967
“Jersey Pioneers” Asbury Park Press, Jan 10, 1971
History of the Negro in Pharmacy
“3 County Students Pass Pharmacy Exams” Asbury Park Press Jun 4, 1927