Absent Minds
The untold story of the women who changed psychology forever
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- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
18 August 2026
Summary
If asked to name a psychologist, who springs to mind? No doubt Freud, perhaps Pavlov and his dog, maybe Jung or Piaget.
But what of Mary Whiton Calkins, who has still not received her doctorate from 1895 on account of her gender despite her research influencing contemporary psychology; or Mamie Phipps Clark, whose work informed the US court case that ruled racial segregation illegal; and Beatrice Edgell, the first British woman to earn a PhD in psychology, whose studies have determine…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035416899 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1035416891 |
| Author: | Dr Madeleine Pownall |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 18 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 392g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 154mm x 28mm |
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A scintillating tour of the human mind through the work of history’s forgotten female psychologists. Illuminating, engrossing and beautifully written, I couldn’t put this book down – Victoria Bateman, author of EconomicaAbsent Minds is essential reading. At times it is a depressing read, taking readers on a journey through biased experiments and a distinct lack of interest shown in women’s experiences by many practitioners. Yet, it is also exhilarating. Through its pages, readers are introduced to the stories of countless female psychologists who battled against the odds to gain professional recognition both for themselves and for their sex within the discipline. With a clear and compelling voice, Dr Madeleine Pownall shows readers the crucial contributions to psychology made by women. With the fascinating stories told in Absent Minds, readers will be left wondering how the history of psychology could ever be told without reference to the central contributions of women – Elizabeth Norton, author of Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy
About The Author
Dr Madeleine Pownall
Dr Madeleine Pownall
Dr Madeleine Pownall, PhD, is a feminist social psychologist and Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Leeds, UK. She is the author of A Feminist Companion to Social Psychology (Open University Press, 2021), which won a British Psychological Society Book of the Year Award in 2023. Dr Pownall regularly writes for popular audiences and is an internationally recognised feminist scholar and educator.
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