Patricia Schiller

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Patricia Schiller (October 27, 1913 - June 29, 2018) was an American lawyer, clinical psychologist and sex educator. She was a professor in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC for 30 years.

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Early life and education

Patricia Schiller was born Pearl Silverman in Brooklyn as the fourth of four children to Russian-Jewish immigrants. [1] She attended Brooklyn Law School and received her JD in 1934. In the early 1940s she worked as a legal-aid attorney for the National Labor Relations Board. [1]

Career

Schiller followed an interest in marriage counselling and in 1955 offered courses for the Legal Aid Society. She helped create the first public school in the U.S. for pregnant girls. [1]

In 1960, she received a master's degree in clinical psychology from American University in Washington, DC. She eventually convinced the Dean of Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC, to hire her at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. [1]

In 1967, she founded the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), [1] which was the first U.S. accrediting organization for sex educators. [2] She collaborated with William Masters and Virginia Johnson on guidelines and ethical standards for sexual counselors. [3]

Personal life

In 1943, she married lawyer Irving Schiller, then a first lieutenant in the Army, two years after they had met. They settled in Washington, and had two children, Louise and Jonathan. The couple had a home on Martha’s Vineyard where she socialised with influential women like Mrs. Robert McNamara, Mrs. W. Willard Wirtz, and Mrs. Arthur Goldberg. [4] The couple moved to Florida permanently in 1990 and her husband died in 2007, while she outlived him another 11 years, becoming 104 years old. [1] She died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease in Palm Beach Florida. [3]

Her son, Jonathan D. Schiller is a lawyer and co-founder of prominent law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP. [5] [6]

Publications

Schiller published three books, "Creative Approach to Sex Education and Counseling", 1973, which was translated into Spanish and Italian, [4] "The Sex Profession: What Sex Therapy Can Do", 1981 and "Sex Questions Kids Ask: and How To Answer" in 2009. [3]

Awards

In 1970, she received the "Advanced Pacesetter Award" from the President’s National Advisory Board for founding Webster School, 1963 to 1967, the first U.S. school for pregnant girls which "educated and nurtured them through their high school diplomas". [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Adam Marcus, Ivan Oransky [DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31706-9 Patricia Schiller Obituary] The Lancet, Volume 392, Issue 10147, p 550, August 18, 2018
  2. ↑ Neil Genzlinger Patricia Schiller, a Sex-Education Pioneer, Dies at 104 NYT, July 11, 2018
  3. 1 2 3 Olesia Plokhii Patricia Schiller, prominent sex therapist, dies at 104 The Washington Post, July 8, 2018
  4. 1 2 3 Patricia Schiller, Sex Education Pioneer and Influential Lawyer, Professor Vineyard Gazette, July 3, 2018
  5. ↑ "Co-founder and Managing Partner Jonathan Schiller Interviewed by Lawdragon". Boies Schiller Flexner LLP. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  6. ↑ "Hall of Fame Lawyer Limelight: Jonathan D. Schiller". Lawdragon. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
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