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Seriousness stifled the exuberance and creativity of childhood. Like many women of her generation, Prescott says her life was already laid out before her: she anticipated that she would become either a teacher or a secretary...
...account, Prescott had shirked top positions as a Radcliffe undergraduate. But in New York, Prescott championed the establishment of the Medical Center Nursery School at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. She organized a group of the hospital’s mothers, battled the opposition of the city’s buildings department—and the hospital itself—and even telegraphed the mayor...
...later years of her married life, Prescott assumed a number of teaching posts and helped to found a primary school in Brookline—but still hadn’t found a creative outlet...
Those who have been close to Prescott over the years echo her view of the late 1970s as the turning point in her life...
What had started simply as a personal amusement became a serious pursuit and brought her in touch with established scholars. Seeing academics close up, Prescott became convinced academics are too often unwilling to explore new avenues...