Famous People with Name Ainsworth

Mary D. Salter Ainsworth            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mary D. Salter Ainsworth: was an American developmental psychologist known for her work in early emotional attachment with "The Strange Situation" as well as her work in the development of Attachment Theory.While in England, Ainsworth joined the research team at Tavistock Clinic investigating the effects of maternal separation on child development. Comparison of disrupted mother-child bonds to normal mother-child relationship showed that a child's lack of a mother figure leads to "adverse development effects." In 1954, she left Tavistock Clinic to do research in Africa, where she carried out her longitudinal field study of mother-infant interaction.

Lucien Lester Ainsworth            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lucien Lester Ainsworth: was a one-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district in northeastern Iowa. Born in New Woodstock, New York, Ainsworth attended the public schools, and the Oneida Conference Seminary, Cazenovia, New York. After studying law,

John Ainsworth            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Ainsworth: is an American Republican politician from Wisconsin.Ainsworth was a dairy farmer. Ainsworth served in the Wisconsin State Assembly 1991-2005.