Katharine Elizabeth McBride
| Katharine Elizabeth McBride | |
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| 4th President of Bryn Mawr College | |
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In office 1942–1970 |
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| Preceded by | Marion Edwards Park |
| Succeeded by | Harris L. Wofford |
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| Born | 1904 Philadelphia |
| Died | 1976 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Psychology professor |
Katharine Elizabeth McBride (1904 - 1976) was an American academic who served as the fourth president of Bryn Mawr College from 1942 until 1970.
McBride received her B.A. from Bryn Mawr College, as well as her graduate degrees. Her research was in aphasia and adult intelligence. Prior to becoming president of Bryn Mawr College, she served as dean of Radcliffe College—much like her predecessor, Marion Edwards Park. During her tenure as president, McBride oversaw the opening of the Child Study Institute, the creation of a lab nursery school, and the construction of Mariam Coffin Canaday Library, Erdman Hall, Haffner Hall, and additions to the Park Science Center. She was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1968.
From her research she internalized what she called "an inclination to ask about every event or kind of behavior, 'What can we learn from this?'"
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