Hollingworth's Studies of Highly Gifted Students

Leta Stetter Hollingworth was a key figure in the establishment of gifted education as a field and a science. She was one of the first psychologists to study the unique strengths and needs of gifted children, and she was a strong advocate of developing specialized curriculum to meet their needs. She also challenged many of the scientific assumptions regarding the inferiority of women, and broke many societal boundaries constraining women at the beginning of the 20th century. She is remembered for her impressive contributions to a variety of fields, including gifted education, adolescent psychology, educational psychology, clinical psychology, and the psychology of women. This entry describes her life and career.

Leta Stetter was born May 25, 1886, near Chadron, Nebraska. Her mother died in childbirth when ...