ABSTRACT
It was to be expected that for Susan Isaacs whose predominant characteristic, described by Alice, was that of 'a constantly inquiring mind', adolescence would awaken many new interests, enthusiasms, rebellions, and desires also for much wider exploration of the interests already firmly planted in her childhood. Her sources of knowledge were in and around her home, with its many books, highly intelligent older members of her family, and many intellectually distinguished friends of her father. In her emotional development she appears to have matured rather late, and a very close friend of her girlhood and early womanhood says she never indulged in flirtations. Susan's reading ranged very widely in many fields though as yet the two which were to be her greatest interest later, psychology and education, were not among them. She also always loved music. She always found deep pleasure in playing the piano.
