Mary Parker Follett

Mary Parker Follett (born September 3, 1868, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.—died December 18, 1933, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American author and sociologist who was a pioneer in the study of interpersonal relations and personnel management. Follett in 1888 entered the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women at Harvard, which a short time later became Radcliffe College. Before graduating in 1898, she spent a year (1890–91) at Newnham College, Cambridge, England; taught for several years at...