Person
Hodgkinson, Lorna Myrtle (1887 - 1951)
- Born
- 13 May 1887
South Yarra, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 24 March 1951
Gore Hill, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Educator and Psychologist
Summary
Lorna Hodgkinson was a psychologist and educator. From 1913-1915 she taught at public schools in New South Wales. In 1917, she was appointed to teach mentally defective girls who were wards of the state by the Department of Public Instruction. She obtained an M.Ed (1921) and a D.Ed (1922) from Harvard University, writing her dissertation on 'A State Program for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Atypical Children in Public School Systems.' Returning to New South Wales in 1922, the Department appointed her superintendent and later supervisor for the education of mental defectives.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Turtle, Alison M., 'Hodgkinson, Lorna Myrtle (1887-1951), Psychologist and Educationist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie, ed., vol. 14 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1996), pp. 462-463. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140531b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21536339. Details
- 'Hodgkinson, Lorna Myrtle (18870513-19510324)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469698. Details
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Created: 2 May 2013, Last modified: 8 April 2022