March is Women’s History Month!  In honor of women’s history
month, I have been thinking a lot about my place in the field of
psychology (and the world) as a woman. Overall, women have made
such huge gains in the area of personal freedom and rights.
Being a young woman in the field of psychology, a field
dominated by women, it is easy to take our freedoms and rights
for granted. However, just looking at the history of psychology
will remind us that our rights, including our right to pursue
higher education in the field of psychology, are precious.  Take
the example of Mary Whiton Calkins. She was a pioneer woman
psychologist, who was never allowed to get a higher degree in
the field of psychology. She graduated from Smith College with a
degree in classics and philosophy. Her first job was as a
professor of Greek at Wellesley College. Wellesley quickly
offered her a position as professor of psychology, as long as
she took a year long course in the subject. The two universities
that would accept her (Yale and t