An obstacle race: Four Pioneers in the field of psychology

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  • Annette Mülberger Centre for the History of Science (CEHIC), Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.76.2065

Keywords:

psychologists, history, Mary W. Calkins, Anna Freud, Beatrice Edgell, Mercedes Rodrigo

Abstract

A scientific career is often like an obstacle course, but for women there are additional problems and specific mechanisms of exclusion. This article shows us the strategies used to overcome some such hurdles by reviewing the biographies of four psychologists who endeavoured to receive academic training, between 1890 and 1940, and managed to make a personal contribution to psychological science.

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Author Biography

Annette Mülberger, Centre for the History of Science (CEHIC), Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain.

Professor, Centre for the History of Science (CEHIC), Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain.

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Published

2013-04-14

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Mülberger, A. (2013). An obstacle race: Four Pioneers in the field of psychology. Metode Science Studies Journal, (3). https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.76.2065
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Allegory of science (2013)

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Women and science. Keys to equality

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