Florida Pier was born in
Orange Park,
Florida, and educated at home until the age of ten.[1] She grew up in
Pittsburgh, then moved to
New York City at age 15 to become an actress. In 1910 she married John Maxwell Scott-Maxwell and moved to her husband's native
Scotland, and lived in Baillieston House 6 miles east of Glasgow where she worked for
women's suffrage and as a playwright.[1]
They had four children: sons Stephen, Peter and Denis, and a daughter Hilary. The couple divorced in 1929 and she moved to
London. In 1933 she studied
Jungian psychology under
Carl Jung and practised as an
analytical psychologist in both England and Scotland. Her most famous book is The Measure of My Days (1968).[1]
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abcHarmon, Gary (1992). McCarthy, Kevin (ed.). The Book-lovers' Guide to Florida. Sarasota, FL: Pineapple. p. 54.
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