▁attended ▁Epis cop al ▁schools ▁and ▁Sp el man ▁College ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁qualified ▁as ▁a ▁registered ▁nur se ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁gradu ation ▁she ▁left ▁Georgia ▁for ▁Illinois ▁and ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁nur se ▁by ▁Wilson ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁She ▁married ▁Evans ▁Water ford ; ▁this ▁first ▁marriage ▁fell ▁apart ▁in ▁two ▁years . ▁After ▁the ▁divor ce ▁Harm on ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁nur se , ▁this ▁time ▁for ▁pract icing ▁do ctors , ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁Lo y ola ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 – 5 1 ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁health ▁inspect or ▁for ▁an ▁ins urance ▁company . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁she ▁married ▁Sum ner ▁B rag g ; ▁together ▁the ▁B rag gs ▁managed ▁n urs ing ▁homes ▁for ▁the ▁elder ly ▁in ▁Chicago ▁until ▁their ▁own ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Sum ner ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁Jan et ▁surv ived ▁him ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁A viation ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁B rag g ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁woman ▁to ▁en roll ▁in ▁the ▁Curt iss ▁Wright ▁School ▁of ▁Aer onaut ics ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁Jan et ▁( then ▁Water ford ) ▁en rolled ▁at ▁Aer onaut ical ▁University , ▁a ▁seg reg ated ▁black ▁av iation ▁school ▁managed ▁by ▁John ▁C . ▁Robinson