Person Isaacs, Susan Sutherland 1885-1948 née Fairhurst, child psychologist GB/366/8 Occupation, sphere of activity: Susan Isaacs trained as a teacher and gained a degree in philosophy from Manchester University in 1912. Following a period as a research student at the Psychological Laboratory, Cambridge, she was Lecturer at Darlington Training College, 1913-1914 and then lecturer in logic, Manchester University, 1914-1915. Between 1924 and 1927 she was Head of Malting House School, Cambridge, an experimental school which fostered the individual development of children. Isaacs also trained an practised as a psychoanalyst. In 1933 she became the first Head of the Department of Child Development at the Institute of Education, University of London, where she established an advanced course in child development for teachers of young children. Between 1929 and 1940 she was also an 'agony aunt' under the pseudonym of 'Ursula Wise', replying to readers' problems in child care journals. She married twice, firstly to William Brierley and secondly (in 1922) to Nathan Isaacs. Richard Aldrich and Peter Gordon (eds) Dictionary of British Educationists (1989) Personal Institute/Staff/Isaacs 30/06/1999 Hjralmp 31/03/2008 Mkklibyz Isaacs; Susan (1885-1948); née Fairhurst, child psychologist Isaacs Susan d04ff2e1-a387-4a19-b6e1-21cc93ba81e7