, ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁governor ▁to ▁a ▁Commission ▁on ▁B irth ▁Control , ▁which ▁ad vised ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁state - sp ons ored ▁birth ▁control ▁for ▁women ▁receiving ▁state ▁aid . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁Ros ary ▁College ▁( now ▁Domin ican ▁University ), ▁ret iring ▁as ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Julian ▁died ▁in ▁Oak ▁Park ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 0 , ▁having ▁received ▁numerous ▁hon ors , ▁including ▁honor ary ▁doctor ates ▁from ▁three ▁univers ities . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁▁ ▁Anna ▁Ros elle ▁Johnson ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland . ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁Ad ela ide ▁Scott ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Charles ▁Spe are ▁Johnson ▁( a ▁chi rop od ist ), ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁of ▁their ▁seven ▁daughters . ▁ ▁Johnson ▁contract ed ▁r he um atic ▁fe ver ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁child , ▁and ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁start ▁school ▁until ▁the ▁third ▁grade . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 2 , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁a unt ▁and ▁uncle ▁so ▁she ▁could ▁attend ▁a ▁ra cially ▁integrated ▁high ▁school ▁with ▁higher ▁academic ▁standards ▁than ▁available ▁in ▁her ▁home ▁town , ▁West ▁Philadelphia ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Johnson ▁began ▁studying ▁for ▁a ▁Bach