Lillien Jane Martin
American psychologist, botanist and botanical collector (1851-1943)
Lillien Jane Martin (1851–1943) was an American psychologist. She published over twelve books.
Martin experienced ageism and sexism as an early woman in psychology.
Early life and education
Lillien Jane Martin was born on July 7, 1851,
at Olean, New York. At the age of four, she entered the nearby Olean Academy. At the age of sixteen, her talents were recognized such that she became a teacher at a girls' school in Wisconsin. By the age of 26, in 1876, she had earned enough money to return to her native New York where she enrolled at Vassar College at Poughkeepsie, New York.
Martin obtained her A. B. from Vassar College in 1880, and taught as a high school science teacher in San Francisco, California. She then studied at the University of Göttingen from 1894 until 1898. She was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Bonn in 1913.
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