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Marian Breland Bailey, born Marian Ruth Kruse (December 2, 1920 – September 25, 2001) and nicknamed "Mouse", was an American psychologist, an applied behavior analyst who played a major role in developing empirically validated and humane animal training methods and in promoting their widespread implementation. She and her first husband, Keller Breland (1915–1965), studied at the University of Minnesota under behaviorist B. F. Skinner and became "the first applied animal psychologists."
Born to Christian and Harriet (Prime) Kruse, Marian Ruth Kruse grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. German-born Christian worked for an automotive supply store, and Harriet was a registered nurse. Marian's father and then others called her "Maus" ("mouse"), a common German nickname for little girls. After graduating from Washburn High School as her senior class's valedictorian, Marian Kruse went to the University of Minnesota to major in Latin and minor in Greek. Although financial times were difficult as her family had lost everything during the banking collapse of the Great Depression, a full scholarship and a Works Progress Administration award for writers supported her undergraduate education. Before long, she also became a research assistant for B. F. (Fred) Skinner.
Somewhere Sure, Somewhere Safe Inside
A World Where You Reside
Where chance and Trust Have Died,
A World Where You Can Hide Away
Hide Away
No Tomorrow, No Today
You, The Brilliant Thing You are
Outshine Your Brightest Star,
Too Distant And Too Far Away,
You, You Legend Deep inside,
Religiously Denied, denied
Step Out From Mask You Stand Behind,
Fearful Lost And Blind,
Time To Take The Time
The Pressure's On You
Hide Away, Hide Away,
No Tomorrow, Just Today
You, The Brilliant Thing You are
Outshine Your Brightest Star,
Too Distant And Too Far Away,
You, You Legend Deep inside,