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Naomi Weisstein's Impact on Feminist Psychology

Naomi Weisstein's 1968 article is credited with sparking a feminist revolution within psychology. In it, she critiqued the field for its unscientific approach to understanding women, arguing that male psychologists constructed their theories based on personal cultural biases rather than objective experimental data. To illustrate her point, she cited contemporary psychologists like Bruno Bettleheim, who claimed women's primary goal was to be companions and mothers over pursuing scientific careers. This critique laid the essential groundwork for developing a feminist psychology aimed at being free from such male-centric cultural influences.

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