"All psychologists would agree to define their subject, at least in an introductory way, as the science of consciousness. But this definition is not enlightening unless its terms are thoroughly understood, and we must at once, therefore, proceed to discuss the nature of a science."
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Mary Whiton Calkins
(30 March 1863 – 26 February 1930) was an American philosopher and psychologist. She pioneered equal educational and career opportunities for women psychologists. She was the first woman to become president of the .
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