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Born in Glendale Ohio December 1913
Mary AInsworth was the oldest of 2 younger sisters. -
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Life of Mary Ainsworth
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Enrolled at University of Toronto in 1929
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Ainsworth entered the honors psychology program and earned her BA in 1935
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She earned her Masters Degree in 1936
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Then finally her PhD in developmental psychology in 1939, all from the University of Toronto
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Ainsworth taught at University of Toronto for a few years before joining the Canadian Women's Army Corp in 1942 during World War II
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She married Leonard AInsworth In 1950
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Divorced In 1960
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In 1962, Ainsworth continued her research on attachment and security at Johns Hopkins
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In 1975, Ainsworth relocated to the University of Virginia to teach because some of her colleagues from John Hopkins had moved there, and also because there were many developmental psychologists there
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Received G. Stanley Hall Award from the APA for developmental psychology
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Awarded Gold Medal Scientific Contributions by American Psychological Foundation
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Ainsworth died at age of 86.
