Women in Psychology

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	Bonnie Ruth Strickland Born: November 24, 1936 in Louisville, KY
	Education Doctor of Philosophy (1962), Ohio State University, Psychology M.A. (1960), Ohio State University B.S. (1958), Alabama College for Women, Psychology
	Landmarks 1962 Assistant Professor at Emory University 1964 Dean of Women at Emory University 1972 Professor at the University of Massachusetts 1976 Chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts 1983 Assistant to the university chancellor at the University of Massachusetts
	Contributions Bonnie Strickland is best known for her contributions to social and personality psychology. She also contributed to the study of women and depression, as well as the psychology of gays and lesbians.
	Honors Certificates of recognition from Psi Chi 1983 Chancellor's Medal from the Office of the Provost at the University of Massachusetts 1987 President of the American Psychological Association
	Key Words: social psychology, gender role, psychology of gay and lesbian, Nowicki-Strickland Children's Locus of Control Scale

	Hiroko Terada Born: September 28th, 1946 in Nagao village, Kawabe County, Kobe prefecture Died: November 30th, 1977
	Education 1971 M.A., school of literary research, University of Kyoto - Her academic dissertation was “Nyuyoji no hattatsu to hoiku no kouka” (The influence of childcare and the growth of small babies) 1969 B.A., school of philosophy, department of literature, University of Kyoto
	Landmarks 1974 Worked in eighteen months infants clinic 1974 Graduated with her doctorate from the department of literature, University of Kyoto and worked as an Intern at the same school 1975 Instructor of Shinwa Women’s Uuniversity 1977 Associate professor of Shinwa Women’s University
	Contributions She contributed to the psychology of infants in Japan
	Honors
	Key Words: Infant psychology

	Thelma Gwinn Thurstone Born: December 11, 1897 in Hume, MO Died: 1993 (location unknown)
	Education Doctor of Philosophy (1926), University of Chicago, Psychology M.A. (1923), Carnegie Institute of Technology, Psychology B.S. (1920), University of Missouri, Education B.A. (1917), University of Missouri, Education
	Landmarks 1924 Test developer for the American Council on Education 1948 Director of the Division of Child Study for the Chicago Public Schools 1952 Professor of education at the University of North Carolina 1955 Director of the Psychometric Laboratory at the University of North Carolina
	Contributions Thelma Thurstone is best known for her contributions to psychological testing. She collaborated with her husband to study the constructs of intelligence and assess psychological tests.
	Honors Fellow of the American Psychological Association
	Key words: intelligence testing, Primary Mental Abilities test, Learning to Think, Reading for Understanding, Louis L. Thurstone

	Leona Elizabeth Tyler Born: May 10, 1906 in Chetek, WI Died: 1993 (location unknown)
	Education Doctor of Philosophy (1941), University of Minnesota M.S. (1939), University of Minnesota B.S. (1925), University of Minnesota, English
	Landmarks Established a counseling center for World War II veterans 1955 Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota 1962 Fullbright lecturer at the University of Amsterdam, Holland
	Contributions Leona Tyler is best known for her contributions to psychological testing and the study of individual differences.
	Honors 1956 President of the Oregon Psychological Association 1957 President of the Western Psychological Association 1959 President of the American Psychological Association Counseling Psychology division 1963 Distinguished Achievement Award from the University of Minnesota 1973 President of the American Psychological Association 1979 Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Linfield College 1990 American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal Award for Life Contribution by a Psychologist in the Public Interest
	Key words: individual differences, psychological testing, motivational directions

	Margaret Floy Washburn Born: July 25, 1871 in Harlem, New York, NY Died: October 29, 1939 in Poughkeepsie, NY
	Education Doctor of Philosophy (1894), Cornell University, Psychology M.A. (1893), Vassar College, absentia (for work with Titchener at Cornell) Undergraduate (1891), Vassar College, Chemistry; French
	Landmarks 1886 Graduated from high school at 15 years of age 1894 First American woman to receive a doctorate in psychology 1895 Professor of psychology, philosophy, and ethics at Wells College 1897 Translated Wundt's Ethical Systems 1900 Psychology lecturer and warden (resident advisor) at Cornell Sage College 1902 Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati 1903 Associate Professor in philosophy at Vassar College 1908 Professor of psychology at Vassar College 1932 United States delegate to the International Congress of Psychology in Copenhagen, Denmark Professor Emeritus of psychology at Vassar College Established a counseling center for war veterans after World War II
	Contributions Margaret Washburn is best known for her contributions to animal psychology and motor theory. She was a prolific educator of psychology and philosophy.
	Honors 1903 Included in Cattell's list of 1000 most important "Men of Science" 1921 Edison Phonograph Company Award for the best research on the effects of music 1921 President of the American Psychological Association 1931 Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
	Key words: motor theory, animal behavior , philosophy of ethics, emotional effects of music

	Beth Lucy Wellman Born: June 10, 1895 in Clarion, IA Died: March 22, 1952 in Clarion, IA
	Education Doctor of Philosophy (1925), Iowa State Teachers College, Psychology B.A. (1920), Iowa State Teachers College
	Landmarks 1920 Secretary to the director of the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station 1921 Research Assistant at Iowa Child Welfare Research Station 1925 Research Associate at Columbia University in New York, NY 1926 Refused positions of chief psychologist at Columbia and Yale universities and returned to the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station as a research assistant professor 1937 Professor at Iowa State Teachers College 1949 Chair of the Administrative Council at Iowa State Teachers College
	Contributions Beth Wellman is best known for her contributions to intelligence testing. She identified the influence of factors such as parental and preschool impact on academic success and mental functioning.
	Key Words: psychological testing, intelligence testing, nature vs. nurture