Maud Wilde

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Photo from Women of the West (1928)
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Wilde at work at Mothers' Educational Center (1917)

Maud Wilde (née, Shaw; 1880–1965) was an American pediatrician and author. She founded the Mothers' Educational Center in Los Angeles, California.

Early life and education

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Lulu Maud (or Maude) Shaw was born in Gilmore Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, 1880.[1] Her parents were Sylvester Irving Shaw and Roza (Neely) Shaw. At the age of six months, the family relocated to Durango, Colorado.[2]

She attended the schools of Durango, and then studied medicine and oral surgery at the University of Denver.[2]

Career

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She moved to Mercur, Utah after graduation, where she married Thomas Bancroft Wilde (1865–1925), mayor of the city. Their children were Dorothy and Thomas B.[1] After relocating to Philadelphia for five years, she studied psychology, obstetrics. and pediatrics.[2]

In approximately 1912, she came to California.[1] The following year, she became the chair of the Public Health department for the Los Angeles District Federation of Women's Clubs.[2] In 1916, she founded Mothers' Educational Center in Los Angeles, California. She was the author of The Business of Being a Mother and The Story of Life. Wilde was a member of the Woman's City Club and the University Book Club.[1]

Death

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Maud Wilde made her home in Los Angeles,[1] where she died on November 12, 1965.[3]

Selected works

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  • The Story of Life, 1924 (text)
  • The Business of Being a Mother, 1926 (text)

References

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