Christiana Morgan

 Christiana Morgan is a notable name in the realm of psychology and art, as well as being the co-director of the Harvard Pyschological clinic. Now, if I started this blog post off with the name Carl Jung, more people would recognize this and understand the connection to psychology, however, Christiana did just as much for the field without having the spotlight on her. Originally, she found interest in artwork and the unconscious mind, symbolizing some of Sigmund Freud's main concepts, which our AP Psychology curriculum touches on heavily. These thoughts led her to meet Carl Jung, who was significant in Morgan's development of studying drawings and deeper introspection. Jung believed she really had something special, which was showcased when Jung took some of her "visions" and documented them as the real authentic unconscious mind in action. 

Moving away from her background, one of her most notable accomplishments, which we see constantly in class in the Thematic Apperception Test, is better known as the TAT. This test is a psychological personality test with the goal of targeting the subconscious mind, one of Morgan's main focus points of her career. In class, we did something similar, which was a series of images, and you write down what you feel like you see, whether it's a monster hiding in the woods or a teddy bear on a date. After the test, it gives you a summary of who you are as a person based on what you see. It's pretty fascinating and fairly accurate, based of the broadened responses. Unfortunately, like many smart women who have made very important impacts in their respective fields, Morgan's name was never on the front cover of much and slowly faded into history. Once she passed in 1967, there wasn't really anyone to vocalize for her and to give her much-needed credit. This is another perfect example of women being underscored in history for their accomplishments. In the tower that she resided in on the banks of the Parker, her passion for artwork continued to portray something bigger than herself, which could be passed on for generations. The society's understanding of artwork is limited, and especially here at Govs, it isn't showcased enough. I am to blame for that just as much as anyone because sometimes I don't take enough time to stop and look at everything on display in Wilkie. Maybe I live under a rock, but I really haven't heard much of this clock tower and honestly didn't know it was practically on campus. I hope Govs can make an effort to talk more about this tower aside from Mr. Ogden dropping random facts about it to me, and can be restored to what Morgan would expect. This would be a great way to honor not only her legacy but also those women who make significant contributions to their field and do not get the recognition they deserve.