▁any ▁contemporary ▁historical ▁sources . ▁Indeed , ▁the ▁story ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁which ▁indicates ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁possibly ▁made ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁jo ke . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁mar co - d - av iano . c aban ova . de ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 3 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 6 9 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁P orden one ▁Category : Ital ian ▁beat ified ▁people ▁Category : Cap uch ins ▁Category : 1 7 th - century ▁v ener ated ▁Christians ▁Category : Be at ifications ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁Category : V ener ated ▁C athol ics ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁Category : H ouse ▁of ▁H abs burg <0x0A> </s> ▁Ruth ▁May ▁Str ang ▁( A pril ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁– ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁psych ologist ▁whose ▁primary ▁research ▁interests ▁were ▁in ▁child ▁and ▁ad oles cent ▁psych ology . ▁ ▁Career ▁Str ang ▁attended ▁Adel phi ▁Academy ▁from ▁which ▁she ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁Pr att ▁Institute ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁before ▁comple ting ▁a ▁degree ▁and ▁Ph D ▁in ▁education ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁After ▁holding ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁temporary ▁teaching ▁positions ▁Str ang ▁was ▁appointed ▁assistant ▁professor ▁of ▁education ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁full ▁professor