Shirley Zussman
American sex therapist
Shirley Edith Zussman (née Dlugasch; July 23, 1914 – December 4, 2021) was an American sex therapist based in New York City. She was Jewish.
Early life and education
Zussman was born Shirley Edit Dlugasch on July 23, 1914, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Zussman's father, Louis Dlugasch, was a doctor, and her mother, Sara, was a surgical nurse. She was raised in Brooklyn, and attended Girls High School.
Zussman received a bachelor's degree in psychology at Smith College in 1934, and a master in social work in 1937 from the New York School of Social Work at Columbia University. She received her doctorate in education in 1969 from Teachers College, Columbia University. Zussman was supervised through her graduate dissertation by Margaret Mead.
Career
Zussman and her husband, Dr. Leon Zussman, a gynecologist, trained at the Masters and Johnson Institute in the 1960s.
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