, ▁Gar rett ▁made ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁the ▁first ▁co - ed uc ational , ▁gradu ate - level ▁medical ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Su ff rag ist ▁ ▁Gar rett ▁was ▁heavily ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Su ff rage ▁Mov ement ▁in ▁her ▁ad ul th ood . ▁She ▁hosted ▁the ▁National ▁American ▁Woman ▁Su ff rage ▁Association ' s ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁convention ▁in ▁her ▁Mount ▁Vern on ▁home . ▁Att ende es ▁included ▁Baltimore ▁college ▁women ▁and ▁notable ▁suff rag ists , ▁like ▁Susan ▁B . ▁Anthony . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁financial ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁College ▁Equ al ▁Su ff rage ▁League ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁Gar rett ▁continued ▁to ▁don ate ▁heavily ▁to ▁the ▁suff rage ▁movement , ▁giving ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ~$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ann ually , ▁and ▁act ively ▁participated ▁in ▁Women ' s ▁Su ff rage ▁events , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁Baltimore ▁suff rage ▁para de . ▁Women ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁were ▁law fully ▁given ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁five ▁years ▁after ▁Gar rett ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Gar rett ▁died ▁at ▁Bry n ▁M aw r ▁College ▁of ▁le uk emia ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 6 1 . ▁She ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Baltimore '