▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Str ang ▁and ▁Paul ine ▁William son ▁founded ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁for ▁G ift ed ▁Children , ▁through ▁which ▁she ▁published ▁gu idel ines ▁for ▁parents , ▁teachers , ▁and ▁students . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Str ang ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Rem ed ial ▁Te ach ers . ▁ ▁Her ▁primary ▁research ▁areas ▁were ▁child ▁and ▁ad oles cent ▁psych ology , ▁but ▁she ▁also ▁worked ▁in ▁areas ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁improvement ▁of ▁reading . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁Str ang ▁author ed ▁hundreds ▁of ▁scientific ▁papers ▁and ▁ 3 6 ▁books . ▁ ▁Str ang ▁was ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Psych ological ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁after ▁her ▁death ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁for ▁Women ▁in ▁Education ▁created ▁a ▁Ruth ▁Str ang ▁award ▁for ▁students ▁and ▁research ers ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁women ' s ▁studies . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Str ang ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ch ath am , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁on ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁to ▁Anna ▁Ber gen ▁and ▁Charles ▁Gar rett ▁Str ang . ▁She ▁had ▁two ▁brothers ▁and ▁never ▁married . ▁Str ang ▁suffered ▁from ▁ar ter ios cl eros is ▁in ▁her ▁later ▁years ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁Am ity ville ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : American ▁psych olog ists ▁Category : American ▁women ▁psych