Vienna women: Charlotte Buhler
A fun fact about is that I love psychology so learning about Charlotte Buhler was so cool to me. She is a jewish, "German Developmental psychologist" (wikipedia). She studied humanities and natural science in University of Freiburg and Berlin. She travel to Dresden with Karl Buhler to research child and youth psychology (wikipedia). She was a professor in the University of Vienna which offer her a laboratory to further her research in child psychology. She had to me to the United States during World War Two since she has jewish descants. There she become senior and chief psychologist in Hospital. She has a very eventful life.
Charlotte Buhler contribute so much to child psychology. She saw how important it was to nourish and take care of children. She did a study on a group of kids who came from abusive background and watch how they interact with their environment. She use the data to see what will help kids overcome their child trauma and liv a happy life. She founded the field of gerontopsychology. She also founded four basic tendencies of humans and how we express those tendencies. She cared about kids and wanted people to see that every should have the opportunity to thrive in their life no matter their background. She focus on the idea that kids have a specific need to help them figure out how to fit into society. She did a lot for child and human psychology. (wikipedia)
I think she was commemorated well. She has an institute named after her in Vienna, The Charlotte Buhler Institute for practical research on infants, which resembles what she focus most of her studies to. She a plaque at the Palais Epstein in Vienna which was to honor her and her partner Karl Buhler. She also has roads named after her in the places where she conducted her studies (wikipedia) I think all those ways were great way to celebrate her and her achievements. They resembles her life work and show what she contribute to society. She is well known in psychology and her memory will live on.
I love reading your posts, Audrey! I think Charlotte Buhler faced a lot of significant obstacles throughout her career and life. She often went with the unpopular road when it came to her choices and what her beliefs were in her field of study. She lost a lot of friends and was discriminated against for her unpopular opinions, but because she stuck with them she was able to make significant contributions. I think issues like this still exist today and it is really hard to stick with your opinions when they are unpopular. I admire Charlotte Buhler a lot and how she was authentic to herself.
ReplyDeleteCharlotte Buhler encountered considerable challenges throughout her career and life. Her steadfastness to her convictions enabled her to make substantial contributions. Today, similar issues persist, making it difficult to uphold unpopular opinions. I deeply admire Charlotte Buhler for her authenticity and unwavering commitment to her principles. She frequently chose paths that diverged from the mainstream in her field of study, leading to the loss of friendships and discrimination due to her unconventional beliefs. However,
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