Ramsey County History – Fall 2003: “A Pillar of Modern Psychology: Alfred Adler and His 1937 Lecture at the Historic St. Paul Women’s City Club”

A Pillar of Modern Psychology: Alfred Adler and His 1937 Lecture at the Historic St. Paul Women’s City Club
Author: Roger Ballou

This article tells the story of the time the St. Paul Women’s City Club hosted a speech by famous psychologist Alfred Adler on March 8, 1937. The author provides background information about Adler and his approach to psychology as well as biographical details about Alice O’Brien, the club’s president. The dinner and talk on the main-floor auditorium was filled to capacity with 500 in attendance. The title of Adler’s talk, “The Three Great Problems of Life,” is explained.
PDF of Ballou article