Jane Ritchie

Jane Ritchie
Born
Jane Beaglehole

(1936-02-12)12 February 1936
Died21 April 2023(2023-04-21) (aged 87)
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington
SpouseJames Ritchie
Scientific career
Fieldspsychology, child-raising
InstitutionsUniversity of Waikato
Thesis
RelativesErnest Beaglehole (father)
David Beaglehole (brother)
John Beaglehole (uncle)
Tim Beaglehole (cousin)

Jane Ritchie OBE (née Beaglehole; 12 February 1936 – 21 April 2023) was a New Zealand psychology academic and expert of child-raising. She was an emeritus professor at the University of Waikato. She was the first woman to graduate with a PhD in psychology from a New Zealand university.