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Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: The Difference Being a Woman Made 1. The Quest for Graduate Education: Mary Calkin's Contest with Harvard University 2. The Family Claim: Ties that Bound Milicent Shinn 3. The "Intolerable Choice:: Ethel Puffer's Struggle with the Marriage Versus Career Dilemma 4. Meritocracy in Science: Margaret Flay Washburn's Use of the Myth 5. "A Little Hard on Ladies":Christine Ladd-Franklin's Challenge to Collegial Exclusion Part II: Collective Portrait of the First Generation 6: Origins, Education, and Life-Styles 7: Careers and Contributions 8: To the Present Appendix A. Cameo's Portraits of Selected Women - Kate Gordon Moore - Lilian Jane Martin - Naomi Norsworthy - Francis Hall Rousmaniere Dewing - Theodate Louise Smith - Helen Bradford Thompson Woolley Appendix B. Published Sources of Biographical Information Notes References Index

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It is a measure of the significance of Untold Lives that their superb scholarship not only enables the reader to appreciate the accomplishments of such remarkable women, but also offers a tantalizing glimpse into some issues of central importance in understanding the current status of scientific psychology. -- Mary B Parlee, City University of New York Untold Lives goes a long way toward redressing that neglect, and in doing so reveals how being female made a difference to a psychologist's career... As Untold Lives makes clear, women remained outsiders in the study of the human mind. -- Rosalind Rosenberg, Barnard College Its utilization of rich archival resources, the meticulous reconstruction of the decisions and reflections of these pioneer women scientists, and the inviting narration of the historical context make Untold Lives a valuable text for one's personal library and a necessary addition to undergraduate and graduate libraries. -- J.G. Morawski, Wesleyan College

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It is a measure of the significance of Untold Lives that their superb scholarship not only enables the reader to appreciate the accomplishments of such remarkable women, but also offers a tantalizing glimpse into some issues of central importance in understanding the current status of scientific psychology. -- Mary B Parlee, City University of New York Untold Lives goes a long way toward redressing that neglect, and in doing so reveals how being female made a difference to a psychologist's career... As Untold Lives makes clear, women remained outsiders in the study of the human mind. -- Rosalind Rosenberg, Barnard College Its utilization of rich archival resources, the meticulous reconstruction of the decisions and reflections of these pioneer women scientists, and the inviting narration of the historical context make Untold Lives a valuable text for one's personal library and a necessary addition to undergraduate and graduate libraries. -- J.G. Morawski, Wesleyan College

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Elizabeth Scarborough is Associate Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York, Fredonia. Lauren Furumoto is Professor of Psychology at Wellesley College.

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