Katherine G. Ecob
Katherine G. Ecob | |
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 Katherine G. Ecob, from the 1909 yearbook of Bryn Mawr College | |
| Born | Katherine Gilbert Ecob February 11, 1887 Albany, New York |
| Died | January 25, 1971 New York |
| Occupation(s) | Psychologist, educator |
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| Relatives | Kuno Francke (uncle) Carl Beck (brother-in-law) |
Katherine Gilbert Ecob (February 11, 1887 – January 25, 1971) also seen as Katharine Ecob, was an American psychologist and educator.
Early life and education[edit]
Ecob was born in Albany, New York, the daughter of James Henry Ecob and Helen Lathrop Gilbert Ecob. Her father was a Congregational clergyman.[1] Her mother was active in the National Council of Women and noted advocate for women's suffrage and dress reform.[2] Ecob's aunt Katherine Gilbert married scholar Kuno Francke; and her sister Frances married Carl Beck, a songwriter and businessman.[3]
Ecob graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1909, in the same class as poet Marianne Moore, athlete Cynthia Wesson, playwright Tracy Dickinson Mygatt, and educator Barbara Spofford Morgan.[4][5] She earned a master's degree in psychology at Columbia University.[6]
Career[edit]
In the 1920s, Ecob was a field agent for the New York State Commission for Mental Defectives.[7] In the 1930s and 1940s, she was executive secretary of the Mental Hygiene department of the New York State Charities Aid Association.[8][9] She spoke at meetings of educators and government officials.[10][11][12] She encouraged the development of community clinics and child guidance centers to address mental health concerns before they progress and prompt legal or institutional interventions.[13][14] During World War II, she spoke on the need to screen military recruits for mental fitness.[9] Her writings on developmental disability were reprinted in newspapers across the United States.[15] She also reviewed books in her field.[16]
She was president of the Bryn Mawr Club of New York,[6] and in that capacity corresponded with her classmate Marianne Moore. She was a charter member of the Butternut Valley Garden Club in 1926, and remained involved with the group for at least forty years.[17]
Publications[edit]
- "Coordinated Planning for Mental Defectives" (1942)[18]
- Deciding What's Best for Your Retarded Child (1955, pamphlet)[18]
- The Retarded Child in the Community: Practical Suggestions for Community Care (1955, pamphlet)[18]
- The Mentally Retarded in Society (1959, with Stanley Powell Davies)[19]
Personal life[edit]
Ecob died in 1971, at the age of 83, in New York.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Handsome Memorial Tablet Unveiled by South Parish Church to Honor Dr. Ecob". Kennebec Journal. 1922-06-19. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-06-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dress Reform at Chicago". The Kansas City Times. 1893-04-09. p. 17. Retrieved 2023-06-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carl Beck Dies; Writer of Song; Co-Author of 'On Wisconsin' Was a Civic Leader Here". The New York Times. 1965-06-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Bryn Mawr College, Class of 1909 (1909 yearbook); via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Professor Halts Graduation Orator by Contradiction (continued)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1909-06-04. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-06-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Katherine G. Ecob". The Oneonta Star. 1971-02-20. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-06-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mental Clinic Hold Regular Monthly Sesson". The Daily Times. 1923-09-13. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-06-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Leaders in Social Conference Session". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 1935-04-13. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-06-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Psychiatrists Ask Better Screening by Armed Forces". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1943-06-30. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-06-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Social Workers Hear Talk by Expert on Mental Hygiene; Miss Katherine Ecob Guest of Chautauqua Country Club". Dunkirk Evening Observer. 1929-06-10. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-06-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "School Officials Invited to Hear Katherine Ecob". The Daily Times. 1943-12-03. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-06-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Ecob Speaks on Mental Health at Child Center". The Daily Times. 1943-12-10. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-06-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Discuss Best Methods in Mental Cases". The Ithaca Journal. 1926-10-12. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-06-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Katherine Ecob Discusses Mental Health in Westchester". Mount Vernon Argus. 1943-12-09. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-06-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ecob, Katherine (1960-08-03). "The Retarded Child in the Community". The Sidney Herald. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-06-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ecob, Katherine G. (1923). "Book Reviews". Ungraded. Ungraded Press.
- ^ "Six Charter Members Honored at Tea". The Oneonta Star. 1966-09-17. p. 16. Retrieved 2023-06-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Flanigan, Patrick J. (1963). Bibliography of World Literature on Mental Retardation, January 1940 – March 1963. President's Panel on Mental Retardation. p. 90.
- ^ Stern, Herman (April 1960). "Review of The Mentally Retarded in Society. By Stanley Powell Davies in collaboration with Katherine G. Ecob. New York: Columbia University Press, 1959". Social Work. 5 (2): 123–124. doi:10.1093/sw/5.2.123. ISSN 1545-6846.