1. Women in Psychology: Myrtle Byram McGraw (1899-1988)

2. Background The Facts: Born: August 1, 1899 in Birmingham, Alabama Married: 1937 to Rudolph Mallina, a scientist-engineer Retired: 1972 from Briarcliff College as a Professor of Psychology Died: September 8, 1988 at the age of 89

3. Education Dropped out of school at age 12 to become a typist Seminary school Ohio Wesleyan University AB degree Columbia University Fellowship Research Assistantship Internship Master’s degree (1925) and Doctoral degree (1931)

4. Major Publications GROWTH: A Study of Jimmy and Johnny (1935) The Neuromuscular Maturation of the Human Infant (1939)

5. Theories Three stages of early childhood development in psychomotor abilities “Swimming reflexively” (babies in water) “Neurally meditated self- regulatory behaviors of human infants”

6. How she climbed her way to the top: In high school, she contacted John Dewey--the father of functional psychology--and typed his manuscripts at Columbia University. There, she studied infants and met John Watson, the founder of behaviorism.

7. Fun & Interesting Fact: "My mother was born in the 19th Century, lived in the 20th Century and thought in the 21st Century.” ~Mitzi, her daughter