Isabel Briggs Myers was born in Washington, D.C.
Isabel Briggs Myers was born on October 18, 1897, in Washington, D.C. She was the daughter of Katharine Cook Briggs and Lyman J. Briggs. Her mother had a profound influence on her interest in personality types, laying the foundation for Isabel's later work on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Isabel's upbringing in an intellectually stimulating environment fostered her curiosity and eventual devotion to personality typology, which would define her career and legacy.
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