Louise Bates Ames

Louise Bates Ames (29 October 1908 – 31 October 1996) was an American psychologist specializing in child development.[1]

Life

From 1933 to 1950 she worked as an research assistant to Arnold Gesell at the Yale Clinic of Child Development. In 1950 she co-founded the Gesell Institute of Child Development. Active in popularizing psychology, she was a prolific co-author and hosted one of the first television shows on child development. Her work emphasised stages in child development.[2]

Ames died of cancer aged 88, at her granddaughter's home in Cincinnati.[3] Her papers are held at the Library of Congress.[4]

Works

References

  1. Julia Grant; Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. "Ames, Louise Bates". In Edward T. James; Janet Wilson James; Paul S. Boyer. Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. Harvard University Press. pp. 22–3. ISBN 978-0-674-01488-6. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. Hogan, John D. (2000). Lawrence Balter, ed. Parenthood in America. ABC-CLIO. pp. 48–50. ISBN 978-1-57607-213-4. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. Henry Fountain, Louise Ames, 88, a Child Psychologist, Dies, New York Times, Nov. 7, 1996. Accessed 9 June 2013.
  4. David Mathison, Louise Bates Ames Papers: A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress, 2010. Accessed 9 June 2013.

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