Sophie Freud
Sophie Freud | |
|---|---|
| Born | Miriam Sophie Freud August 6, 1924 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | June 3, 2022 (aged 97) Lincoln, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Radcliffe College Simmons University Brandeis University |
| Occupation | social worker |
| Spouse |
Paul Loewenstein
(m. 1945; div. 1985) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Jean Martin Freud Esti Freud |
| Relatives | Walter Freud (brother) Sigmund Freud (grandfather) Freud family |
Miriam Sophie Freud (August 6, 1924 – June 3, 2022) was an Austrian American clinical social worker, educator, and author. The granddaughter of Sigmund Freud, she was a critic of psychoanalysis, aspects of which she described as "narcissistic indulgence". Her criticisms of the elder Freud's psychoanalytical doctrines made her the "black sheep" of the family — yet she observed how all of her female relatives, including her mother, Ernestine, and aunt Anna, were adversely affected by Sigmund's claims about women and their internal experiences.