Elizabeth Kemper Adams
Elizabeth Kemper Adams | |
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Elizabeth Kemper Adams, from the 1910 yearbook of Smith College | |
| Born | October 24, 1872 Nashotah, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 1948 (aged 76) Brattleboro, Vermont, U.S. |
| Resting place | Conway, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Kemper Hall |
| Alma mater | Vassar College University of Chicago |
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| Relatives | Jackson Kemper (great-grandfather) |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | The Aesthetic Experience: Its Meaning in a Functional Psychology (1904) |
Elizabeth Kemper Adams (October 24, 1872 – December 14, 1948) was an American psychologist and historian of education. She was a professor of philosophy and first head of the education department at Smith College from 1911 to 1916. In the 1920s, she was national educational secretary of the Girl Scouts of the USA.