▁as ▁his ▁secretary . ▁ ▁Ad ul th ood ▁ ▁Gar rett ▁and ▁her ▁friends , ▁including ▁M . ▁Care y ▁Thomas , ▁Mam ie ▁G w inn , ▁Elizabeth ▁" B ess ie " ▁King , ▁and ▁Julia ▁Rog ers , ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" F rid ay ▁Even ing " ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁bi - week ly ▁meet ings ▁on ▁Friday ▁night s . ▁" The ▁Friday ▁Even ing ," ▁originally ▁a ▁book ▁club ▁and ▁study ▁group , ▁aim ed ▁to ▁improve ▁girls ' ▁education ▁and ▁was ▁active ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁Through ▁collect ive ▁effort , ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁" The ▁Friday ▁Even ing " ▁started ▁the ▁Bry n ▁M aw r ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁el ite ▁prepar atory ▁institution ▁for ▁girls , ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁famous ▁women ' s ▁college , ▁Bry n ▁M aw r ▁College ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁Gar rett ▁was ▁the ▁major ▁financial ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁school . ▁ ▁Later ▁on , ▁Gar rett ▁shift ed ▁her ▁focus ▁to ▁medical ▁education . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 2 , ▁she ▁requested ▁special ▁permission ▁from ▁Daniel ▁Co it ▁Gil man , ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University , ▁to ▁en roll ▁in ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University , ▁but ▁was ▁denied ▁entrance ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁her ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁woman . ▁However , ▁her ▁opportunity ▁to ▁establish ▁justice ▁came ▁soon ▁after . ▁When