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A Woman to Know: Evelyn Hooker

A Woman to Know: Evelyn Hooker

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Julia Carpenter
Jun 12, 2017
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They are both men and women for whom my little bit of work, and my caring enough to do it, has made an enormous difference in their lives. — Evelyn Hooker

(image via UC-Davis)

Evelyn Hooker's research disproved the idea that homosexuality was a mental illness. This quote says it all:

What means most to me, I think, is… um, excuse me while I cry… If I went …

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