Theodate Louise Smith
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| Born | April 9, 1859 Hallowell, Maine |
| Died | February 16, 1914 (aged 54) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater | Smith College, Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | psychologist, researcher, educator |
Theodate Louise Smith (1859–1914) was an American psychologist known for her research on early childhood and the Montessori method of education.
Smith was born in Hallowell, Maine on April 9, 1859.[1] She attended Smith College, receiving her master's degree in 1884. She earned her PhD from Yale University in 1896.[2] Onr of the first women to attended Yale, she studied under Edward Wheeler Scripture. After receiving her degree from Yale she worked as a research assistant for the psychologist G. Stanley Hall at Clark University from 1902 through 1909. She went on to swrve as a lecturer and librarian for the now-defunct Children’s Institute at Clark until her death in 1914.[2]
Smith wrote The Montessori system in theory and practice : an introduction to the pedagogic methods of Dr. Maria Montessori which was published in 1912.[3]
Smith died in Worcester, Massachusetts on February 16, 1914[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Theodate Smith". Feminist Voices. Archived from the original on 22 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ a b c Furumoto, Laurel. "Smith, Theodate Louise". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1400573. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "The Montessori system in theory and practice : an introduction to the pedagogic methods of Dr. Maria Montessori / by Theodate L. Smith". Wellcome Collection. Archived from the original on 22 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
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