Grace Helen Kent

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Grace Helen Kent was an American psychologist. Born in Indiana (June 6, 1875), she died the 18th of September 1973. She never married and never had children.

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Life[edit]

She grew up in Iowa, the daughter of a clergyman. Her father was quite liberal, and, in fact, was the first white pastor for a black parish.[1]

She studied at the University of Iowa, receiving her bachelor's degree in 1902. In 1911, she received a PhD at the George Washington University.

Contributions[edit]

She is known mainly for collaborating to create the Kent-Rosanoff Free Association Test.

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