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STEMfem

@stemfem.bsky.social

10/29/1908 — b. Louise Bates Ames, American child psychologist, author. Renowned pioneer child development researcher; educated parents + teachers about the rhythms of child behavior. Wrote/co-wrote syndicated newspaper column + many best-selling books #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci #PsychHist

October 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM

STEMfem

@stemfem.bsky.social

10/23/1889 — b. Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, German-American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, author. Pioneer of psychotherapeutic treatment of psychosis; innovative treatment of schizophrenics & manic-depressive disorders. “Principles of Intensive Psychotherapy” (1950) #womenshistory #WomeninSTEM #PsychHist

October 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM

STEMfem

@stemfem.bsky.social

10/19/1894 — b. Lois Meek Stolz, American psychologist, author, professor. Psychology researcher; focus edu, child/sex-role development + parent/child relations. Distinguished Contribution to Psychology Award, American Psychological Association (1967) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PsychHist #HistSci

October 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM

Dr Nazlin Bhimani

@nazlinbhimani.bsky.social

Information Literacy means examining not just what research claims, but who produces it, where it's published and how it's framed. References to groups imply neutrality and colour-blindness, but they can surreptitiously legitimise race science. #IOEIDL #InfoLit #PsychHist #HistEd

D. Hicks @danhicks.bsky.social · Apr 25

Happy to share that "Race Science in Mainstream Psychology, 1960-2010" with @rhacodactylus.bsky.social is now forthcoming at Quantitative Science Studies. osf.io/preprints/ps...

#philsci #philsky #sts #css

Abstract

Anthropologists and human geneticists have long rejected race science, research that can be utilized to purportedly justify racial inequality and colonialism. But race science has persisted, at the very least on the margins of the mainstream scientific community. In this study, scientometric and text mining methods were used to trace the appearance of race science discourse in both mainstream behavioral science journals and the parascholarly journal *Mankind Quarterly* from 1960 to 2010. Our analysis found two distinguishable lines of race science discourse. One is strongly associated with *Mankind Quarterly*, while the other — emphasizing race and intelligence — is more prevalent with mainstream psychology journals, especially *Intelligence* and *Personality and Individual Differences*. We compare psychology's response to race science to those of other fields, and discuss the social responsibility of scientists with respect to race science.

April 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM

COST Action CA22159 Euro Hist Health

@eurohealthhist.bsky.social

Save the Date: 2 - 4 February 2026 History of Health Researchers

Rethinking Healthcare Providers & Patients: Lived Experiences, Social Relationships & Agency in the 20th & 21st centuries @universidadgranada.bsky.social

#Skystorians #HistHealth #MedHist #MedHums #HistNursing #PsychHist #ReproHist

April 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM

Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #SciComms #Interdisciplinary #COSTActions

@chendirl.bsky.social

#CA22159 is growing and so is demand for a Special Interest Group (SIG) dedicated to Mental Health Histories.

EoI from existing members to be returned by 1 May 2025. Please check emails for details #EuroHistHealth #MentalHealth #PsychHist #HistMed #MedHums #HSTM #COSTAction ##HistNursing