McAllister, Anne Hunter (1892–1983)
McAllister, Anne Hunter (1892–1983)
Scottish speech therapist. Born 1892 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died 1983; Glasgow University, BEd, DSc.
Pioneer in speech training and therapy, began career teaching in city schools in Glasgow; joined staff of what would later become Jordanhill College of Education (1919); earned education degree from Glasgow University as well as PhD for research into speech training and pathology; began assisting at educational pioneer William Boyd's clinic (1926); established Glasgow School of Speech Therapy (1935) and was among founders of College of Speech Therapists, which serves as British professional headquarters of speech therapy.
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