IX. Brains, variability, and inheritance: The relevance of Shields (1975) in 21st century times

I first met Stephanie Shields at the meetings of the Society for Experimental Social\udPsychology in 1998. I was in the midst of PhD research in social psychology, but it\udwas also becoming clear to me that I had emerging interests in the history of\udpsychology. In my early career, Stephanie was my existence proof that you could\udwork on gender, do original historical work, be an experimental social psychologist,\udand be welcoming and encouraging to junior colleagues at major conferences.\udThis retrospective allows me to repay debts I owe to her for support and inspiration,\udand I will try to do that by arguing for the continued relevance of Shields\ud(1975) for 21st century times and its influence on my own work in particular