Margaret Floy Washburn
Margaret Floy Washburn (July 25, 1871 – October 29, 1939), was a leading American
psychologist in the early 20th century, was best known for her experimental work in
animal behavior and
motor theory development. She was the first woman to be granted a
PhD in
psychology (1894); the second woman, after
Mary Whiton Calkins, to serve as president of the
American Psychological Association (1921); and the first woman elected to the
Society of Experimental Psychologists. A ''
Review of General Psychology'' survey, published in 2002, ranked Washburn as the 88th most cited psychologist of the 20th century, tied with
John Garcia,
James J. Gibson,
David Rumelhart,
Louis Leon Thurstone, and
Robert S. Woodworth.
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