Oct 19, Lois Stolz: Today in the History of Psychology (19th October 1891)

Lois Stolz was born. A pioneer in the field of childhood education and development, Stolz served as the first president of the National Association of Nursery Education in 1929 and as the first woman to chair the Committee for the National Society for the Study of Education oversaw a landmark publication on Preschool and Parental Education; which proved instrumental in stimulating interest and groundbreaking research within child development. In the course of a long and distinguished academic career, Stolz worked as a research associate at the Institute of Child Welfare at the University of California at Berkeley before joining the faculty of psychology at Stanford University in 1944 where she remained until her retirement in 1957. A highly respected author, 'Your Child ’s Development and Guidance' published in 1940 is widely cited as Lois Meek Stolz's most important publication. See following link for quality child psychology information and resources.Child Psychology
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