Florida Scott-Maxwell | |
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 Florida Scott-Maxwell ca. 1910 by Amanda Brewster Sewell | |
| Born | Florida Pier 14 September 1883 Orange Park, Florida |
| Died | 6 March 1979 (aged 95) Exeter, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse(s) | John Maxwell Scott-Maxwell (m. 1910–1929) |
Florida Pier Scott-Maxwell (14 September 1883 - 6 March 1979) was a playwright, author and psychologist.
Florida Pier was born in Orange Park, Florida, and educated at home until the age of ten. [1] She grew up in Pittsburgh, then moved to New York City at age 15 to become an actress. In 1910 she married John Maxwell Scott-Maxwell and moved to her husband's native Scotland, and lived in Baillieston House 6 miles east of Glasgow where she worked for women's suffrage and as a playwright. [1]
They had four children: sons Stephen, Peter and Denis, and a daughter Hilary. 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. Her most famous book is The Measure of My Days (1968). [1]
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