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Christine Ladd, sometimes known by the nickname "Kitty", [1] was born on December 1, 1847, in Windsor, Connecticut, to Eliphalet, a merchant, and Augusta (née Niles) Ladd. . During her early childhood, she lived with her parents and younger brother Henry (born 1850) in New York City.
Ruth Winifred Howard (March 25, 1900 – February 12, 1997) was an American psychologist. She is best known for her psychological work concerning students with special needs at Children's Provident Hospital School. She is one of the first African American women to earn a Ph.D. in Psychology.
Her main research focused on the development of triplets. She was one of the first women to earn a PhD in the area of psychology. She also earned a PhD in child development. [164] Ethel Dench Puffer Howes: 1872–1950 Noted for her work on aesthetics. She was one of the first women to receive a PhD from Harvard University. [citation needed]
Chelsea Candelario/PureWow. 2. “I know my worth. I embrace my power. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story.
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Leta Stetter Hollingworth (May 25, 1886 – November 27, 1939) was an American psychologist, educator, and feminist. She made contributions in psychology of women, clinical psychology, and educational psychology. [1] She is best known for her work with gifted children. [2] [3]
Evelyn Hooker (/ ˈ ɛ v ə l iː n ˈ h ʊ k ər /; née Gentry, September 2, 1907 – November 18, 1996) was an American psychologist most notable for her 1956 paper "The Adjustment of the Male Overt Homosexual" in which she administered several psychological tests to groups of self-identified male homosexuals and heterosexuals and asked experts to identify the homosexuals and rate their ...
Patricia S. Cowings (born December 15, 1948) is an aerospace psychophysiologist.She was the first American woman to be trained as a scientist astronaut by NASA; [1] though she was an alternate for a space flight in 1979, she did not travel to space. [2]