Evelyn Hooker was a psychologist known for her influential work which disrupted the notion that homosexuality was a mental illness. Her studies ultimately led to the removal of homosexuality as a psychopathology in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.
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Evelyn Hooker (Main)
BE [n68.17]
Evelyn Hooker (altName)
B [n68.17]
E [ISBN:9781280114342] Evelyn Gentry (altName)BE [ISBN:9781280114342] |
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| Related Pages | Evelyn Hooker on LGLC
Evelyn Hooker on VIAF |
| Birth Date | 1907/09/02 |
| Birth Place | North Platte |
| Death Date | 1996/11/18 |
| Death Place | https://lglc.ca/place/SMON/ |
| Activist | [Yes - Pro] |
| Identities |
American
BG [ISBN:9781280114342] |
| Occupations |
Academic
1968/09/10 https://lglc.ca/event/n68.17 Psychologist MedicalHealthISBN:9781280114342 SexologistISBN:9781280114342 |
| Associated People |
https://lglc.ca/person/EHOOK/
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