Mardy Sanders Ireland is an American author and
psychoanalyst
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, who practices in
Raleigh, North Carolina
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. Previously, she practiced and taught in
Berkeley, California
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.
Biography
Born in
North Carolina
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, Ireland is a founding member of the
Lacanian School of Psychoanalysis, and was a member of the faculty at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California.
In 1993, Ireland wrote "''Reconceiving Women: Separating Motherhood From Female Identity''", which focuses on three types of women: mothers, child-less, and child-free. Acknowledging the distinction child-free became critical as a legitimate choice for women. The work was the subsequent subject of a doctoral thesis. The New York Times reviewed this book. The "academic book" had struck a chord and found broad appeal.
In North Carolina, she became involved with and was interviewed about the Peaceful Schools Project regarding school bullying.
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References
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1960 births
Living people
American psychoanalysts