founding mother (of something)

founding mother (of something)

A woman who was instrumental in the creation or pioneering of something. The founding mother of what we now call child psychology, she believed that studying the patterns of children's thoughts and behaviors could provide insight into their motivations and determine how they develop into adults. The founding mother of the corporation is one of the few female billionaires in the world.
See also: found, mother
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • the founding father of something
  • founding father
  • founding father (of something)
  • instrumental
  • instrumental in (doing) (something)
  • instrumental in doing
  • frog eater
  • have a hand in
  • have a hand in something
  • take a hand in