Florida Scott-Maxwell
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Florida Pier Scott-Maxwell (14 September 1883 - 6 March 1979) was a playwright
, author
and psychologist
.
, and educated at home until the age of ten. She grew up in Pittsburgh, then moved to New York
at age 15 to become an actress. In 1910 she married John Scott Maxwell and moved to her husband's native Scotland
, where she worked for women's suffrage
and as a playwright. The couple divorced in 1929 and she moved to London
. In 1933 she studied Jungian psychology under Carl Jung
and practised as an analytical psychologist
in both England and Scotland. She died in Exeter
, England
. Her most famous book is The Measure of My Days (1968).
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and psychologist
Psychologist
Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
.
Early life
Florida Pier was born in Orange Park, FloridaFlorida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, and educated at home until the age of ten. She grew up in Pittsburgh, then moved to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
at age 15 to become an actress. In 1910 she married John Scott Maxwell and moved to her husband's native Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, where she worked for women's suffrage
Women's suffrage
Women's suffrage or woman suffrage is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending these rights to women and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax, or...
and as a playwright. The couple divorced in 1929 and she moved to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. In 1933 she studied Jungian psychology under Carl Jung
Carl Jung
Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and the founder of Analytical Psychology. Jung is considered the first modern psychiatrist to view the human psyche as "by nature religious" and make it the focus of exploration. Jung is one of the best known researchers in the field of dream analysis and...
and practised as an analytical psychologist
Analytical psychology
Analytical psychology is the school of psychology originating from the ideas of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung. His theoretical orientation has been advanced by his students and other thinkers who followed in his tradition. Though they share similarities, analytical psychology is distinct from...
in both England and Scotland. She died in Exeter
Exeter
Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Her most famous book is The Measure of My Days (1968).
Selected works
- The Power of Ancestors (short story, 1906)
- Musty, Dusty Mr. Cullender (short story, 1910)
- Mrs Nolly's Real Self (short story, 1911)
- The Flash-Point. A play in three acts. 1914
- The Kinsmen Knew How to Die (as "Florida Pier", with Sophie Botcharsky, 1931).
- Pray for the Princess (short story, 1931)
- Many Women (play) 1932. Produced at the Arts TheatreArts TheatreThe Arts Theatre is a theatre in Great Newport Street, in Westminster, Central London. It now operates as the West End's smallest commercial receiving house.-History:...
, London. - Towards relationship (non-fiction) 1939
- I Said to Myself (play) 1946. Produced at the Mercury TheatreMercury Theatre, Notting Hill GateThe Mercury Theatre was a small theatre in Kensington Park Road, Notting Hill Gate, London, notable for the productions of poetic dramas between 1933 and 1956, and as the home of the Ballet Rambert until 1987.- History :...
, London - Women and Sometimes Men (non-fiction) 1957
- The Measure of My Days (autobiography) 1968