to her school after Eastern's closure in 1986, it remains at its original location. Notable alumnae and faculty Virginia S. Baker, class of 1939, civil servant and namesake of the Virginia S. Baker Recreation Center Patterson Park Laura J. Cairnes, the first woman principal of the E.H.S. in 1924, when it was located on the southeast corner of East North Avenue and Broadway. Vashti Murphy McKenzie, first woman bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Elsie Shutt, first woman to start a software business in the United States. Lizette Woodworth Reese, poet and later English teacher at Western High School. Rose Zetzer, first woman admitted to the Maryland State Bar Association References External links , including photo from 1998, at Maryland Historical Trust Charles Village, Baltimore Defunct schools in Maryland Buildings and structures in Baltimore History of women in Maryland School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore School buildings completed in 1938