Annie Florence Brown

Annie Florence Brown (1873–1945) was an American community leader who lived in California for most of her life. In 1927,

Early life and education Annie Florence Brown was born on February 18, 1873, in Yokohama, Japan, in which city she spent her early childhood. Her parents were Capt. John W. and Mrs. Matilda Delger Brown.

As a girl, she went through the Oakland grammar schools and Oakland High School, and later entered the University of California,

Career For a time, Brown taught grammar school; she was also an English teacher in the Oakland High School. she was the originator of the Public Health Center of Alameda County. She was an officer of the Alameda County Society for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, Del Valle Farm, Livermore, was built for the purpose of preventing tuberculosis among children. Interment was at Mountain View Cemetery.

Awards and honors 1927, Oakland's outstanding citizen (first woman so named)