Coles’s legacy shines a lens on her work. Born in Vienna (1895–1982), she shaped child psychoanalysis, building on her father’s ideas and advancing ego psychology.
A montage of obituaries and tributes marks the passing of Robert Coles, the Harvard psychiatrist and writer known for Children of Crisis. Reports note his pioneering fieldwork with children across the United States, his Pulitzer-winning volumes, and his insistence on listening to the voices of youth as a window into social upheaval.