Judith Rich Harris

Born in 1938
  • Judith Rich Harris was born in 1938 and had a nomadic childhood before settling in Tucson.

  • She graduated from Brandeis University and earned a master's degree from Harvard.

  • Harris worked in psychology-related positions before chronic illness led her to focus on writing.

  • She co-authored developmental psychology textbooks and later developed her own theory of child development.

  • This led to her controversial book "The Nurture Assumption" and its follow-up "No Two Alike." Despite health challenges, Harris received awards for her work, including the George A. Miller Award and the David Horrobin Prize for Medical Theory.

Books by Judith Rich Harris