Phyllis Chesler
Phyllis Chesler · Civil Rights & Human Rights
Psychologist and author of 'Women and Madness' (1972), a founding figure in feminist psychology and co-founder of the Association for Women in Psychology.
1940, Brooklyn, New York, USA
New York City
Phyllis Chesler is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Psychologist and author of 'Women and Madness' (1972), a founding figure in feminist psychology and co-founder of the Association for Women in Psychology.
Phyllis Chesler, raised in an Orthodox Jewish family in Brooklyn, is a psychologist and author whose 'Women and Madness' (1972) exposed sexism in psychiatry and helped found feminist psychology. She co-founded the Association for Women in Psychology and the National Women's Health Network. Her scholarship examined how mental-health institutions treated women, advancing their rights and dignity.
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Source: Jewish Women's Archive; Wikipedia
Psychologist and author of 'Women and Madness' (1972), a founding figure in feminist psychology and co-founder of the Association for Women in Psychology.
Source: Jewish Women's Archive; Wikipedia
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