Karen Machover

Karen Machover
Karen Machover
Born	Sophie Karen Alper; September 12, 1902; Minsk, Belarus
Died	January 22, 1996 (aged 93)
Occupation	Psychologist
Notable work	Personality projection in the drawing of the human figure: A method of personality investigation, 1949[1]
Spouse(s)	Solomon Machover (m. 1936)
Children	1

Sophie Karen Alper (September 12, 1902- January 22, 1996) was an Russian Empire born American psychologist better known as Karen Machover.

Early life and education

Sophie Karen Alper was born on September 12, 1902 in Minsk in the Russian Empire. She migrated to the Lower East Side with her parents in 1910. Both her parents died by the time she was 8 years old. With little assistance from relatives, she was self-supporting by the age of 12. She graduate elementary school with honors at the age of 12 and completed a high school equivalency. She earned a bachelor of arts from New York University in 1929 and a master of arts from the New York University School of Education. She conducted doctoral studies at Columbia University in the mid-1930s but never completed the degree.[2]

Career

Machover embraced feminism and rejected Freudian Theory which she had previously embraced.[2]

Personal life

Alper married Solomon Machover in 1936. Together, they had one son, Robert Machover.[2]

Publications

Personality Projection In The Drawing Of The Human Figure (A Method of Personality Investigation). CHARLES C. THOMAS • PUBLISHER. First Edition, First Printing, 1949; First Edition, Second Printing, 1950 Internet Archive Aces. aug. 2019

References

Pickren, Wade (2010). "Profile of Karen Machover". Psychology's Feminist Voices Multimedia Internet Archive. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
Fagan, Thomas; Wilson, Patti (1997). "Karen Machover (1902-1996): Obituary". American Psychologist. 52 (7): 742. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.52.7.742. ISSN 0003-066X.

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[1] Pickren, Wade (2010). "Profile of Karen Machover". Psychology's Feminist Voices Multimedia Internet Archive. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

[Fagan_1997-2] Fagan, Thomas; Wilson, Patti (1997). "Karen Machover (1902-1996): Obituary". American Psychologist. 52 (7): 742. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.52.7.742. ISSN 0003-066X.