Psychology
Anna Freud (1895-1982): Child Psychoanalysis and Child Psychology
Anna Freud was born on December 3, 1895, in Vienna, Austria. She was the youngest of Sigmund Freud’s six children and was especially close to her father. Despite her father being renowned as the founder of the field of psychoanalysis, Freud’s contributions to the field of mental health stand on their own, rather than in […]
Margaret Floy Washburn, PhD (1871 – 1939): First Woman to Earn a PhD in Psychology in the USA
Margaret Washburn, a pioneering female psychologist in the early 20th century, was the first woman in the United States to earn a PhD in psychology (1894). During an era when universities refused to grant graduate degrees to women, this accomplishment marked a major milestone in the advancement of women in the field of psychology. […]