Thank you for being here today to share this event with me. All of the McMillan lecturers who have stood before you in the past would join me in saying that this honor is not mine alone, for whatever I have become, I owe to the many persons who have touched my life and left their indelible mark. The gracious letter from President Richardson inviting me to be the 20th Mary McMillan Lecturer stated, “The title and subject matter of your presentation is left to your discretion, but the content should relate to the distinguished contributions you have made to the Profession.” The word Profession was capitalized! That should have been a warning. Several weeks later, after the glow from the congratulations of my friends had dimmed, the reality of what I had accepted as a thrilling honor surfaced!
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Geneva R. Johnson (1985) studied this question.