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During her graduate studies, Hollingworth examined the role of women in society. She began to question the theory that women were inferior to men due to their biology and assumed that women were dominated by men. She began by researching men, women, and infants. She found that there was no significant difference between male and females infants. Although, she did find a difference between men and women due to their social environment. The social environment of men consisted of their job and friends; and for women, it was their role as a housewife and mother. She also studied whether or not a woman's menstrual cycle would disrupt her mental and motor skills. She found that menstrual cycle does not affect a woman's performance. This two-part study became her master's thesis and she later received her Master's in Education from Columbia University in 1913.
After the completion of her Master's degree, Hollingwort
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