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Mary Myrtle Brooke (1872 - January 30, 1948) is an American professor who was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame for beginning the social work curriculum in the state. Her program was the first in Alabama and one of the first in the United States. Brooke was involved in the Alabama Department of Education, worked for the Red Cross and developed a scholarship at the University of Montevallo.