1. Presentation by: Natasha Dastur, Sarah Kanarek, Michele Rostowsky

2. - 1916: Born October 11, in Boston, Ma to an Irish family - Attended the women’s division of the Boston Latin School - Tried to be a teacher but ended up not liking it

3. - 1937-1940: attended the Boston School of Occupational Therapy (three year program) - 1941: began practicing OT as the director of occupational therapy at the Sigma Gamma Hospital in Detroit - ≈1941-1945: OT at Ft. Devens, MA during WWII after the attack on Pearl Harbor

4. - 1945-1955: During the next ten years Mary had a distinguished clinical career with U.S. Army Medical Specialists - Titled Captain - 1955-1978: taught at USC and UCLA (earned her doctorate degree in education here) - USC: taught 1955-1958 and 1960-1978, credited with developing master’s program - UCLA: headed the university’s Neuropsychiatric Institute

5.  1961: delivered the Eleanore Clarke Slagle lecture titled: Occupational Therapy can be one of the greatest ideas of 20 th century medicine  1983: inducted into AOTF’s academy of research  Currently she is retired and lives in Fairfield, California

6.  http://uprserver4.usc.edu/trojan_family/winter 01/therapy/excellence.html http://uprserver4.usc.edu/trojan_family/winter 01/therapy/excellence.html  http://occupational- therapy.advanceweb.com/Article/Mary-Reilly-A- True-Bonafide-Character.aspx http://occupational- therapy.advanceweb.com/Article/Mary-Reilly-A- True-Bonafide-Character.aspx