Dinnerstein, Dorothy (1923–1992)

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Dinnerstein, Dorothy (1923–1992)

American psychologist. Born April 4, 1923; died in auto accident, Dec 17, 1992.

Distinguished professor of psychology at Rutgers University for many years and one of the founders of feminist psychoanalytic theory, wrote The Mermaid & the Minotaur: Sexual Arrangements and Human Malaise (1976).