“Leta Stetter Hollingworth: A Pilgrim in Research in Her Time and Ours”, Camilla Persson Benbow1990 (SMPY; backlinks)⁠:

Leta Hollingworth’s research program spanned 3 decades (1912^–₂₇1939_85ya) and 3 areas: psychology of women, mental retardation, and intellectual talent. The last area captured her greatest attention; she completed more than twice as many publications on this topic than in the other 2 areas combined.

This article presents an analysis and characterization of her research, especially her research dealing with gifted children. Leta Hollingworth’s research contributions must be viewed as a model to be aspired to even today. She addressed her research questions with scientific rigor, and the best journals published her articles.

Yet Hollingworth was committed to both research and service. She tried to enhance the potential of gifted students by providing them with appropriate educational programming. Her research through service to gifted students serves as a cornerstone for the gifted child movement in the 1980s.

See Also:

• “Leta Hollingworth’s contributions to above-level testing of the gifted”

• “Anne Roe papers, 1949^–₂₅1974_50ya (bulk)”

• “The Lifelong Productivity of the Female Researchers in Terman’s Genetic Studies of Genius Longitudinal Study”

• “In Search of Excellence: An Interview With Linda Brody”

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