Marie (Witkin) Kargman

The daughter of Joseph and Clara (Zucker) Witkin, Marie (Witkin) Kargman was born in Chicago, Ill., on August 28, 1914. She graduated from Crane Junior College in Chicago (Adj. of Arts, 1932), DePaul University (J.D., 1936), and Radcliffe College (M.A., 1951). In 1935, she married Max R. Kargman; they had three children.

After serving as public defender in Boys' Court (1936) and practicing privately (1936-1945), MWK came to view law as, "in a very real sense, applied sociology." In the early 1950s she became a marriage and divorce counselor, and she has subsequently served as a consultant in family law, a court investigator, and a guardian ad litem, representing children in divorce proceedings. MWK lectured in sociology at the nursing schools of Children's Hospital (1961-1962) and New England Deaconess (1963), both in Boston, and at Boston University (1965-1968).

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