Mary Whiton Calkins
Famous Pyschologist
Date of Birth and Death
- Born on March 30, 1863 in Hartford, Connecticut
- Died on February 26, 1930 of Cancer
Brief Background of her life/fun facts
- Eldest of 5 children
- Graduated from Smith College in 1884
- Study Classical Greek and Psychology
- Did all of the work to earn a PhD in Psychology at Harvard but was not given the degree
- First woman to become president of both the American Psychological Association and the American Philosophical Association.
Contribution to Psychology
- Created the rights associates method of memorization
- Founded Psychology department at Wellesley College
- Wrote books on dream research, animal consciousness, memorization and more