▁fund ing ▁for ▁numerous ▁Florida ▁State ▁Historical ▁Mark ers ▁hon oring ▁women ▁including , ▁Miami ▁Beach ▁Pres ervation ist ▁Barbara ▁Ba er ▁Capit man , ▁Author ▁Mar jor ie ▁K inn an ▁Raw lings , ▁A vi at rix ▁Am elia ▁Ear hart , ▁Doctor ▁Ele an or ▁G alt ▁Sim m ons , ▁and ▁Sem in ole ▁Chief ▁Betty ▁Ma e ▁T iger ▁J um per . ▁Long ▁is ▁a ▁frequent ▁public ▁speaker ▁often ▁discuss ing ▁her ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁symbol ic ▁representation ▁of ▁women ▁and ▁its ▁psych ological ▁impact ▁on ▁women ▁and ▁girls . ▁ ▁L atch key ▁Children ▁ ▁Long ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁co ining ▁the ▁term ▁l atch key ▁kid ▁and ▁bringing ▁to ▁national ▁attention ▁the ▁hidden ▁pl ight ▁of ▁l atch key ▁children . ▁ ▁A ▁former ▁elementary ▁and ▁middle ▁school ▁principal , ▁Long ▁noticed ▁her ▁students ▁we aring ▁house ▁keys ▁on ▁ch ains ▁around ▁their ▁ne cks . ▁ ▁She ▁interview ed ▁these ▁students ▁and ▁found ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁often ▁lon ely ▁or ▁afraid ▁during ▁the ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁hours ▁they ▁spent ▁home ▁alone ▁after ▁school . ▁ ▁These ▁initial ▁convers ations ▁led ▁to ▁exhaust ive ▁research , ▁hundreds ▁of ▁inter views ▁with ▁l atch key ▁children , ▁their ▁parents , ▁and ▁former ▁l atch key ▁children . ▁ ▁The ▁cul min ation ▁of ▁her ▁work ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁Hand book ▁for ▁L atch key ▁Children ▁and ▁Their ▁Working ▁Par ents ▁( with ▁Thomas ▁J . ▁Long ) ▁and ▁On ▁My ▁O wn :