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Mary Cover Jones

American psychologist
Mary Cover Jones was an American developmental psychologist and a pioneer of behavior therapy, despite the field being heavily dominated by males throughout much of the 20th century. Joseph Wolpe dubbed her "the mother of behavior therapy" due to... Wikipedia
Born: September 1, 1897, Johnstown, PA
Died: July 22, 1987 (age 89 years), Santa Barbara, CA
Known for: Desensitization
Education: Columbia University (1926) and Vassar College
Children: 2
Spouse: Harold Jones (married 1920)