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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]
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.
Pauline Elizabeth Scarborough (30 March 1935 – 18 August 2015) was an American historian of Psychology, born in Ruston, Louisiana.Scarborough transformed the understanding of early American Psychology through her work on the role and impact of women in the field.
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]
Helen Bradford Thompson was born on November 6, 1874, in Englewood, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. [1] [2] Her father was David Wallace Thompson, [a] a shoe salesman and an inventor, producing implements such as burglar alarms, a heat regulating thermostat for a coal furnace, and a letter sorting device, and her mother was Isabella Perkins Faxon Thompson, an active missionary during a time ...
It quickly expanded, however, to encompass a larger goal: the documentation of women throughout psychology's history, as well as a large and diverse sample of feminist psychologists in order to create a comprehensive picture of the impact of gender, women's participation, and feminism, on the development of psychology as a science and profession.
The Carolyn Attneave Diversity Award, given out annually by the American Psychological Association, is named after her and recognizes "the promotion of diversity in family psychology." [6] In 2019 Stanford University’s Serra House where the Clayman Institute for Gender Research is located was renamed the Carolyn Lewis Attneave House. [7]