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词条 Ruth Wendell Washburn
释义

  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Personal life

  4. Selected works

  5. References

Ruth Wendell Washburn (January 19, 1890 – July 1975) was an American educational psychologist. She received a B.A. from Vassar in 1913, an M.A. from Radcliffe in 1922, and a Ph.D. degree from Yale University in 1929.[1][2] The Ruth Washburn Cooperative Nursery School in Colorado Springs, Colorado is named in her honor.[1]

Early life and education

On January 19, 1890, Ruth Wendell Washburn was born to Miriam and Phillip Washburn[3] in Northampton, Massachusetts, although the family moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1893. She had two sisters, Miriam and Eleanor.[4] In 1913, Washburn received her B.A. from Vassar College, and in 1922 she received her M.A. from Radcliffe College.[4]

Career

Ruth Washburn was at Yale University from 1923-1938: in 1923 she was an Assistant Professor at the Yale Clinic of Child Psychology;[1] in 1929, she received her Ph.D. in educational psychology;[2] from 1929-1934 she held a Research Associate position at the Yale Clinic of Child Psychology; from 1934-1938, she was an Assistant Professor of Child Development at Yale.[1]

After leaving Yale, Washburn worked as a Consultant in Child Development for Milton Prep School (1938-1971)[1], the New Hampshire Children's Aid Society (1938-1955),[4] and Shady Hill School in Cambridge (1943-1962).[1]

Wendell was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She was a fellow of the American Psychological Association.[3]

Personal life

Upon her retirement in 1972, Washburn moved back to Colorado Springs, where she died in July 1975.[1]

Selected works

The list below contains some of the publications authored by Ruth Wendell Washburn.[1]

  • The Smiling and Laughing of Infants, 1929.
  • Children Have Their Reasons, 1942.
  • Re-education in a Nursery Group: A Study in Clinical Psychology, 1944.
  • Children Know Their Friends, 1949.
  • Wisdom Begins at Birth, 1967.

References

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2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://psychology.yale.edu/graduate/history/psychology-dept-phd-graduates|title=Psychology Department Ph.D. Graduates|last=|first=|date=|website=Yale University Department of Psychology|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=13 June 2018}}
3. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FlxsBgAAQBAJ|title=The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century|last=Ogilvie|first=Marilyn|last2=Harvey|first2=Joy|publisher=Routledge|year=2003|isbn=1135963428|location=|pages=|author-link=Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://libraryweb.coloradocollege.edu/library/specialcollections/Manuscript/Washburn.html|title=Philip Moen Washburn Papers, 1872-1898, Ms 0044|last=|first=|date=|website=Tutt Library Colorado College|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=13 June 2018}}
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