29 Facts About Eleanor Maccoby

Eleanor Emmons Maccoby was an American psychologist who was most recognized for her research and scholarly contributions to the fields of gender studies and developmental psychology.

Eleanor Maccoby did her dissertation research in Skinner's Harvard laboratory.

Eleanor Maccoby was the second oldest of four daughters born to Eugene and Viva Emmons.

Eleanor Maccoby then moved to Seattle, Washington and attended the University of Washington, where she met her husband, Nathan Maccoby.

In 1940, Eleanor Maccoby moved with her husband to Washington, DC, where he had a job at the US Civil Service Commission.

Eleanor Maccoby earned her bachelor's degree in 1939 from the University of Washington.

Eleanor Maccoby earned her master's degree in 1949 and her doctorate degree in 1950 from the University of Michigan.

Eleanor Maccoby Macoby assumed most of the unpaid work of the family, working in her paid employment part-time, postponing publishing anything for five to six years during this time so she could spend more time with her children.

Nathan worked in the Communications Department and Eleanor Maccoby worked in the Psychology Department teaching child psychology.

Eleanor Maccoby considered herself a feminist, and at Stanford she met Carol Nagy Jacklin, who was involved in the feminist movement for front issues that were rising due to the Vietnam War.

At age 99, Eleanor Maccoby wrote a book-length account of her life.

Eleanor Maccoby turned 100 in May 2017 and died at the age of 101 on December 11,2018.

Eleanor E Maccoby started her career in child development after World War II ended by working in Boston before completing her PhD at the University of Michigan.

Eleanor Maccoby had completed all the requirements for her PhD except the dissertation.

Eleanor Maccoby then completed her dissertation research on an operant conditioning study involving pigeons.

Eleanor Maccoby served as a professor and researcher at Harvard University from 1950 to 1957.

Eleanor Maccoby's most known research while at Harvard University was a research study that resulted in the book, Patterns of Child-Rearing.

Eleanor Maccoby conducted other research during her time at Harvard University, which include: a set of studies on selective attention to viewer-relevant content in films, a study of the impact of television on children's use of time, a study of the community control of juvenile delinquency, and a study of first time voters and the family dynamics that led young people adopting or not adopting their parents' voting preferences.

Eleanor Maccoby coedited the third edition of Readings in Social Psychology during her time at Harvard University.

Eleanor Maccoby was excited about her offer and had the chance to be able to split her time between teaching and balancing the three new children that she and her husband had adopted.

Eleanor Maccoby's research has taken multiple different approaches throughout her career at Stanford University.

Eleanor Maccoby had begun to feel as if her gender was impacting her ability to excel at Harvard which had then turned her to taking the position at Stanford University.

Eleanor Maccoby had always identified as a feminist, but the feminist issues were not always an issue.

Until a group of student protesters had publicly announced the salaries of faculty members, which showed Eleanor Maccoby to be one of the lowest paid faculty on campus.

Eleanor Maccoby was involved in a Social Science Research Council that focused on socialization.

Eleanor Maccoby received several awards for her contributions to developmental psychology.

Eleanor Maccoby was elected president of the Western Psychological Association, president of Division 7 of the American Psychological Association from 1971 to 1972, and president of the Society for Research in Child Development from 1981 to 1983.

Eleanor Maccoby received the G Stanley Hall Award for Distinguished Contributions to Developmental Psychology in 1982 from Division 7 of the APA and the American Psychological Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.

On December 11,2018 at the age of 101, Eleanor Maccoby died of pneumonia.