Mary Whiton Calkins
Facts
- Graduated from Smith College.
- Had a sister who died in 1883.
- First woman to complete the requirements for a Ph.D. in Phsycology in 1895.
- First woman to get doctorate from Harvard.
- Was elected president of the APA in 1918.
- Taught Greek at a college for three years.
Contribution to Psycology
- Wrote over a hundred professional papers on psychology and philosophy.
- Paired association technique in self-psychology.