Julia K. Sommer
Julia K. Sommer was an American Theosophist, astrologer, lecturer, and educator.
Early life and education
Miss Sommer was born in Germany. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Chicago, and a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University.[1]
Theosophical work
Miss Sommer joined the Theosophical Society, Adyar, in 1904. From 1912 to 1919, she chaired the Chicago Theosophical Association.[2]
Educational work
Miss Sommer served as principal of the School of the Open Gate in Hollywood, California from 1920-1925. The school was operated by the Krotona Institute of Theosophy. In her capacity as Chairman of the Theosophical World-University Association in America, she edited Child Training: In the Light of Theosophy, which was compiled by Professor R. K. Kulkarni of the League of Parents and Teachers.
Publications
Child Training: In the Light of Theosophy. Wheaton, IL: The Theosophical Press, 1927. Julkarni, R. K., compiler, and Julia K. Sommer, editor.
The Dramatic Instinct: Its Place in Elementary Education. Chicago: Theosophical Fraternity in Education in America, 1925.
Progressive Steps in Education; a Partial Report on the Second West Coast Conference on Progressive Education, a Consideration of the Problems There Discussed, and Historical Matter Pertinent Thereto. Rochester, N.Y., Henriette Posner, 1930.
When Were You Born? Or, The Prenatal Correction of a Horoscope (a Short-cut Method). Ojai, Calif: Theosophical World University in America, 1938.
Notes
Additional resources
Correspondence dated 1925-1935 from her work at the Theosophical World-University is in the Mary Anita Ewer Papers at the Cornell University Archives.[1]