Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ413282
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0278-3193
Ms. Pilgrim's Progress and Commentary.
Shields, Stephanie A.
Roeper Review, v12 n3 p151-56 Mar 1990
The article looks at the work of psychologist and educator, Leta Hollingworth (1886-1939), in dispelling beliefs of the time concerning female psychology, especially the variability hypothesis which saw females as having less variation in ability than males and thus being less capable of high achievement. (DB)
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Gifted, Psychologists, Sex Bias, Teachers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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