Martha Tamara Schuch Mednick (1929-2020)

Memorializes Martha Tamara Schuch Mednick (1929-2020). Mednick was one of the most influential women in the development of the psychology of women. In 1965, Martha joined and was very active in the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). SPSSI, an organization of social scientists who have brought research to bear on a wide array of societal problems, and was considered the "conscience" of APA. In 1967, Martha received an offer of a faculty position at Howard University and began work there in 1968. She was promoted to full professor in 1971 and remained at Howard until her retirement in 1995. In 1972, Martha coedited, with Sandra Tangri, an issue of the Journal of Social Issues entitled "New Perspectives on Women." She later expanded the issue into a book, coedited with Tangri and Lois Wladis Hoffman, Women and Achievement: Motivation and Social Analysis (1975). Around 1972, Martha became involved in organizational work on behalf of women in psychology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).