Marjorie Franklin (psychoanalyst)
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Marjorie Ellen Franklin (17 December 1887 – 1975) was a British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. After she studied medicine, Franklin specialized in psychiatry under Adolf Meyer.[1][2] Like other British psychoanalysts, she was a client of Sandor Ferenczi and was analysed by him for a period of two years. He advocated for her acceptance as a member of the British Psychoanalytical Society. Ernest Jones, the president of the society, disliked Franklin but he was urged by Ferenczi to be collegial.[3] In the end, Franklin became a full member in 1931, after having been an associate member for a few years.[1] In the same year, Franklin co-founded the Institute for the Scientific Study and Treatment of Delinquency (now called the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies).[3][4] The aim of the institute was to promote the use of science in dealing with criminal behaviour. Throughout her life, Franklin worked at various health institutions and as a private psychoanalyst.[2]