Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), a Sufi mystic and teacher of the early 20th century, also attempted the first systematic Sufi psychology. Continue Reading
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President Chester Arthur’s Intriguing Interracial Friendship
It was Alexander Powell, Chester Arthur’s African American doorkeeper, who greeted reporters when they came to Arthur’s home seeking a reaction from the Vice President after news of James Garfield’s death as a result of an assassin’s bullet became public. Continue Reading
The Hidden History of Humanistic Psychology
In most contemporary histories of psychology, humanistic psychology is presented as emerging as a novel protest against behaviorism and psychoanalysis. Continue Reading
Helena Antipoff, the Most Admirable Psychologist You Never Heard Of
Born of privilege, Helena Antipoff (1892-1974) lived a life of remarkable service. A psychologist by training, she was born to Russian aristocracy, Continue Reading
Ban Zhao: The Intriguing Life of a Female Confucian Scholar
Over two thousand years ago, the principles laid out by by Konfuzi (or Confucius as we know him in the West) clearly specified men’s authority over women. But there were also some Chinese women who were educated and wrote from a Confucian perspective. Ban Zhao (c45-116 CE) was the foremost early female voice in this… Continue Reading
The Emmanuel Movement–Faith and Psychology Mix in Early Psychotherapy
“Here for the first time psychology and Christianity openly join hands and demonstrate each day Continue Reading
Weaving the Other into the History of Psychology
Theories and research about women, homosexuality and prejudice towards minorities have often been excluded in traditional histories of psychology. Continue Reading
Philip’s Daughters, “Great Lights” of the Early Church
The four prophetic sisters of Phyrgia, better known today as Philip’s daughters, are prime examples of a rich history of female leadership that has been hidden in the shadows of history. Continue Reading
Susan Edson, President Garfield’s Deathbed Physician
Susan Ann Edson was one of America’s first female physicians, and had treated soldiers with devotion during the Civil War. Edson also tended to a president in the White House as he lay dying. It seems like the stuff of book length biographies. Why then isn’t she better known? Continue Reading
Baron von Steuben, Washington’s Gay General and Friend
George Washington had no way of knowing that the Baron von Steuben was a fraud. Earlier that summer, Continue Reading
The Lavender White House
What color is the White House? Whose people and history does this iconic symbol represent? The answer has always depended on who is telling that story. Continue Reading
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Baron von Steuben, Washington’s Gay General and Friend
George Washington had no way of knowing that the Baron von Steuben was a fraud. Earlier that summer,
Considering the Hero of Your Life Story
Each of us is the main character of our own life. We really don’t have a lot of choice about ...
The Lavender White House
What color is the White House? Whose people and history does this iconic symbol represent? The ...
Conversations with the Serpent
Eating one bad apple isn’t all that happened in that garden.