Matina Horner

Matina Souretis Horner (born July 28, 1939) is an American psychologist who was the sixth president of Radcliffe College. She is known for pioneering the concept of "fear of success".^[1]

Horner was born in the Roxbury section of Boston and received her bachelor's degree cum laude in 1961 from Bryn Mawr College, a master's degree in 1963 from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. there in 1968, all in psychology.

Horner joined the Harvard faculty as Lecturer in the Department of Social Relations in 1969 and in 1970 became assistant professor of personality and development.

In 1972, she was selected the sixth and youngest president in Radcliffe's history and remained president until 1989, when she was succeeded by Linda Wilson.

Honors

President Jimmy Carter in 1979 named her to the President's Commission for the National Agenda for the 1980s, and one year later, chairperson of the Task Force on the Quality of American Life.

References

1. ^ Sex and Success, Time, March 20, 1972.

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