Mary Whiton Calkins

Mary Whiton Calkins was an American philosopher and psychologist. Calkins was also the first woman to become president of the American Psychological Association and the American Philosophical Association.

Mary Whiton Calkins was born on March 30, 1863 in Hartford, Connecticut she was the eldest of five children. Her parents were Wolcott and Charlotte Whiton Calkins Mary came from a very closeknit family and it is said that her personal life revolved around them. She moved to Newton, Massachusetts in 1880 with her family to live for the rest of her life this is also where she began her education. Her family moved from New York to Massachusetts because her father, who was a Presbyterian minister, got a new job there. Marys father took an active role in overseeing his childrens education, and when she graduated high school, he had planned her studies so that she was able to enroll in college. In 1882, Calkins entered into Smith College as a sophomore. She studied for the year, but in 1883 with the death of her sister she took the year off from college and studied on her own. While taking time off from school, Calkins received private tutoring lessons in Greek. During this year, she also tu

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