PSYD18H3 Lecture Notes - Joseph Jastrow, Vassar College, Mary Whiton Calkins
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First person to do an extensive/systematic experiment examination of the psychological characteristics of the sexes: motor ability/intellect/sensation/affect were examined. Psych differences of sex are due to social influences. Ladd-franklin: was one of the prime movers behind the acas establishment of a eurpeoan fellowship to provide. American with an opporutunity to spend post graduate year studying in europe. Provide an opporutunity to do research, so that they could teach at university level, not just at womens college. Franlin argued that this would have an important psychological effect on women, which would improve salaries of women at the lower level. She was pressing aca to establish special endowed professorships for women. She noted that many women were getting high degrees but were not being hired. She secured berliner fellowship of the aca, recieved a stipend to pursue research at the college or university of their choice, plus the university would grant them lectures.
