Inez Beverly Prosser (1896 - 1934)
Prosser attended the Prairie View A&M University and Samuel Huston College in Texas before joining the University of Colorado and University of Cincinnati.- She is remembered as the first Black woman to receive a PhD in Psychology.
- Prosser taught at historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs) in the US.
- She specialised in the self-esteem, personality variables, and academic development of Black children in mixed and segregated schools.
- Prosser was instrumental in gaining funding for Black college and graduate students.
Text: www.apa.org. 2021. No page title. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2008/11/prosser. [Accessed 06 June 2021].
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Author: Ellie Glover (2021) LJMU Student
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