How Did Margaret Floy Washburn
Hazel Harkness
Dr. Holmes
Introduction to Psychology
8 November 2013
Margaret Floy Washburn
Margaret Floy Washburn was born to Reverend Francis and Elizabeth Floy Washburn in Harlem, New York City on July 25, 1871. She was the only child. Although Margaret did not attend school until the age of seven, she was taught how to read and write before then. The first school she attended was a private school kept by The Misses Smuller, three accomplished daughters of a retired Presbyterian minister who lived in the next house. During her schooling, Washburn gained the fundamentals of mathematics, a basis in the languages of French and German, and the ability to read and play music, which was one of her favorite pastimes. Between the ages of eight and ten she moved to Walden. There she began to write stories frequently and acquired a wide range of vocabulary due to her constant reading.
As Margaret grew older, she progressed through her studies …show more content…
This conference gathered an important crowd of international scholars in chemistry and psychology and Washburn was the only female speaker that evening. This event brought on a new respect from different parts of the society that never counted women 's intellectual contributions before. After this accomplishment, Washburn was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences becoming the second woman to ever receive that honor. Washburn continued to receive a great deal of praises for her work in the field of psychology. In 1932, Washburn was elected as the U.S. delegate to the International Congress of Psychology in Copenhagen.
On March 17, 1937 Margaret Washburn became ill and was forced her to an early retirement. Two years later Washburn suffered a stroke and died on October 29, 1939 at her home in Poughkeepsie, New York, at the age of sixty-nine (“History of Psychology in Autobiography”
Dr. Holmes
Introduction to Psychology
8 November 2013
Margaret Floy Washburn
Margaret Floy Washburn was born to Reverend Francis and Elizabeth Floy Washburn in Harlem, New York City on July 25, 1871. She was the only child. Although Margaret did not attend school until the age of seven, she was taught how to read and write before then. The first school she attended was a private school kept by The Misses Smuller, three accomplished daughters of a retired Presbyterian minister who lived in the next house. During her schooling, Washburn gained the fundamentals of mathematics, a basis in the languages of French and German, and the ability to read and play music, which was one of her favorite pastimes. Between the ages of eight and ten she moved to Walden. There she began to write stories frequently and acquired a wide range of vocabulary due to her constant reading.
As Margaret grew older, she progressed through her studies …show more content…
This conference gathered an important crowd of international scholars in chemistry and psychology and Washburn was the only female speaker that evening. This event brought on a new respect from different parts of the society that never counted women 's intellectual contributions before. After this accomplishment, Washburn was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences becoming the second woman to ever receive that honor. Washburn continued to receive a great deal of praises for her work in the field of psychology. In 1932, Washburn was elected as the U.S. delegate to the International Congress of Psychology in Copenhagen.
On March 17, 1937 Margaret Washburn became ill and was forced her to an early retirement. Two years later Washburn suffered a stroke and died on October 29, 1939 at her home in Poughkeepsie, New York, at the age of sixty-nine (“History of Psychology in Autobiography”