List of women psychologists

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This is a list of women psychologists.

Name Lifetime Comments Reference(s)
Mary Ainsworth 1913–1999 American-Canadian developmental psychologist known for her work in early emotional attachment with the Strange Situation design, as well as her work in the development of attachment theory. [1]
Jacqueline Andrade British psychologist. She is a professor of psychology and associate head of the School for Research in the School of Psychology at Plymouth University, located in Plymouth, England. She finished BA(hons) Psychology from University of Cambridge in 1987 and PhD Psychology from University of Manchester in 1990. [2][3][4]
Magda Arnold 1903–2002 American psychologist and the first contemporary theorist to develop appraisal theory of emotions, which moved the direction of emotion theory away from "feeling" theories (e.g. James-Lange theory) and "behaviorist" theories (e.g. Cannon-Bard theory) and toward the cognitive approach. [5][6]
Sandra Bem 1944–2014 American psychologist known for her works in androgyny and gender studies. [7]
Mary Calkins 1863–1930 American philosopher and psychologist, and the first woman to become president of the American Psychological Association (1905). Her career focused on self-psychology and the belief that the conscious self should be the foundation of psychological study. [8][9]
Helene Deutsch 1884–1982 Austrian-American psychoanalyst and colleague of Sigmund Freud, recognized as the first woman analyst to be analyzed by Freud. [10][11]
Anna Freud 1895–1982 The youngest daughter of Sigmund Freud, born in 1895 in Vienna, Austria, considered to be one of the founders of psychoanalytic child psychology. [12]
Eleanor J. Gibson 1910–2002 American psychologist known for the study of perception in infants and toddlers and for the "visual cliff" experiment in which precocial animals, and crawling human infants, showed their ability to perceive depth by avoiding the deep side of a virtual cliff. [13][14][15]
Leta Hollingworth 1886–1939 American psychologist who conducted pioneering work in the early 20th century, making significant contributions in three areas: psychology of women; clinical psychology; and educational psychology. She is best known for her work with exceptional children. [16][17]
Karen Horney 1885–1952 German psychoanalyst who practiced in the United States during her later career. Her theories of sexuality and of the instinct orientation of psychoanalysis questioned some traditional Freudian views. She is credited with founding feminist psychology in response to Freud's theory of penis envy. [18][19]
Jaqueline Jesus 1978- Brazilian psychologist, writer, and activist.
Melanie Klein 1882–1960 Austrian-British psychoanalyst who developed the "play technique" in child psychoanalysis that is widely used in contemporary play therapy, and was instrumental in the science of child psychoanalysis. [20][21]
Maria Montessori 1870–1952 Italian physician and educator best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy. [22]
Inez Prosser 1895–1934 First African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Psychology, known for her studies involving the possible differences in the personality and self-esteem of African-American youth attending segregated versus integrated schools. [23][24]

References

  1. ↑ Held, L. (2010). In Feminist Voices online. Retrieved from http://www.feministvoices.com/mary-ainsworth/
  2. ↑ "Fellows". Academy of Social Sciences. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Professor Jackie Andrade". Plymouth University. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Jacqueline Andrade". Psychreg. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Fields, R.M. (n.d.). Biography of Magda B. Arnold. Retrieved from http://www.apadivisions.org/division-35/about/heritage/magda-arnold-biography.aspx
  6. ↑ Magda Arnold. (n.d.). In Feminist Voices online. Retrieved from http://www.feministvoices.com/magda-arnold/
  7. ↑ Sandra Bem. (n.d.). In Feminist Voices online. Retrieved from http://www.feministvoices.com/sandra-bem/
  8. ↑ Mary Whiton Calkins. (n.d.). In Feminist Voices online. Retrieved from http://www.feministvoices.com/mary-whiton-calkins/
  9. ↑ Mary Whiton Calkins. (n.d.). In American Psychological Association online. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/about/governance/president/bio-mary-whiton-calkins.aspx
  10. ↑ Helene Deutsch publishes first volume of "The Psychology of Women". In Jewish Women's Archive online. Retrieved from http://jwa.org/thisweek/apr/27/1944/helene-deutsch
  11. ↑ Helene Deutsch. (n.d.). In Feminist Voices online. Retrieved from http://www.feministvoices.com/helene-deutsch/
  12. ↑ Reuters (1982). Anna Freud, Psychoanalyst, Dies in London at 86. In New York Times Online. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/1203.html
  13. ↑ Rodkey, Elissa N. (2011). "Gibson, Eleanor Jack". Monitor on Psychology. 42 (7): 30. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  14. ↑ Pick, Anne D. (2008). "Gibson, Eleanor Jack". Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 21. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 120–125. ISBN 978-0-684-10114-9. (subscription required)
  15. ↑ Rodkey, E.N. (2011). The Woman behind the visual cliff. American Psychological Association, volume 42 (no. 7). Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/07-08/gibson.aspx
  16. ↑ Klien, A. "Leta Stetter Hollingworth." Distinguished Women of Past and Present. Retrieved from http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/holling.html.
  17. ↑ Hochman, S. K. "Leta Stetter Hollingworth." Webster University. Retrieved from http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/letahollingsworth.html.
  18. ↑ Karen Horney. (n.d.). In Feminist Voices online. Retrieved from http://www.feministvoices.com/karen-horney/
  19. ↑ Schacter, GILBERT, WEGNER, Daniel (2011). Psychology (1. publ., 3. print. ed.). Cambridge: Worth Publishers. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-429-24107-6.
  20. ↑ Donaldson, G. (n.d.). Biography of Melanie Klein. Retrieved from http://www.apadivisions.org/division-35/about/heritage/melanie-klein-biography.aspx
  21. ↑ Melanie Klein. (n.d.). In Feminist Voices online. Retrieved from http://www.feministvoices.com/melanie-klein/
  22. ↑ Maria Montessori. (n.d.). In Feminist Voices online. Retrieved from http://www.feministvoices.com/maria-montessori/
  23. ↑ Inez Prosser. (n.d.). In Feminist Voices online. Retrieved from http://www.feministvoices.com/inez-beverly-prosser/
  24. ↑ Benjamin Jr.,L.T. Ph.D. (2008). American's first black female psychologist. American Psychological Association, volume 39 (no. 10). Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/monitor/2008/11/prosser.aspx
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