Dorothy Adkins
Dorothy Adkins (1912–1975) was a psychologist concentrating on Psychometrics.[1] She was the first and only female department chair in the Psychology Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2]
Early life
Adkins grew up in Atlanta, a town in Pickaway County, Ohio. Her father was both a business man and a farmer; her mother was a school teacher.
Her papers are held by the Archives of the History of American Psychology at The University of Akron.[3]
References
- ^ "Dorothy Adkins - Psychology's Feminist Voices". feministvoices.com. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
- ^ Tracy L. Smith. "Famous Women in Testing". ericae.net. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
- ^ "Dorothy Adkins papers". Archives of the History of American Psychology - University of Akron. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
External links
- "Dorothy Adkins papers". Archives of the History of American Psychology - University of Akron.
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