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Margaret Morgan Lawrence
Margaret Morgan Lawrence
Born	Margaret Cornelia Morgan; August 19, 1914; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	December 4, 2019 (aged 105); Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Cornell University; Columbia University; New York State Psychiatric Institute;
Known for	Researching the presence and development of strength in young Black families; Author, The Mental Health Team in Schools (1971); Author, Young Inner City Families (1975); Subject of Balm in Gilead: Journey of a Healer (1988);
	Scientific career
Fields	Child and adolescent psychiatry
Institutions	Columbia University; Harlem Hospital;

Margaret Cornelia Morgan Lawrence (August 19, 1914 – December 4, 2019)^[1] was an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. Her career began in 1948.^[2]

Her work included clinical care, teaching, and research, particularly into the development of ego strength in inner-city families. She studied young children seen as "strong" by their teachers in Georgia and Mississippi.

Lawrence was chief of the Developmental Psychiatry Service for Infants and Children (and their families) at Harlem Hospital for 21 years, as well as associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, retiring in 1984.

Lawrence died on December 4, 2019 at a nursing home in Boston at the age of 105.^[3]

References

↑ Carey, Charles W. Jr. (2008). "Lawrence, Margaret Morgan". African Americans in Science: An Encyclopedia of People and Progress. ABC-CLIO. pp. 142–. ISBN 978-1-85109-998-6.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "About Margaret Morgan Lawrence". Skyview Acres: A Cooperative Community. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
↑ RIP: Margaret Morgan Lawrence, lay champion of peace and reconciliation work, dies at 105

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[Carey2008-1] Carey, Charles W. Jr. (2008). "Lawrence, Margaret Morgan". African Americans in Science: An Encyclopedia of People and Progress. ABC-CLIO. pp. 142–. ISBN 978-1-85109-998-6.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Skyview-2] "About Margaret Morgan Lawrence". Skyview Acres: A Cooperative Community. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

[3] RIP: Margaret Morgan Lawrence, lay champion of peace and reconciliation work, dies at 105

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Margaret Morgan Lawrence

Born	Margaret Cornelia Morgan (1914-08-19)August 19, 1914 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	December 4, 2019(2019-12-04) (aged 105) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Cornell University Columbia University New York State Psychiatric Institute
Known for	Researching the presence and development of strength in young Black families Author, The Mental Health Team in Schools (1971) Author, Young Inner City Families (1975) Subject of Balm in Gilead: Journey of a Healer (1988)
Scientific career
Fields	Child and adolescent psychiatry
Institutions	Columbia University Harlem Hospital