Elizabeth Winship (May 17, 1921 – October 23, 2011) was an American journalist, best known for writing the syndicated advice column "Ask Beth.
After Elizabeth Winship graduated from Radcliffe, she pursued her interest in psychology through her own research and soon began raising a family of four children—Margaret (Peg), Laurence, Joanna, and Benjamin.
She authored or contributed to Ask Beth: You Can't Ask Your Mother (1972), Ask Beth: Questions and Answers About the Things that Concern Girls (1972), Masculinity and Femininity (1978), Reaching Your Teenager (1983), Human Sexuality (1988), The Parents' Guide to Risky Times: A Companion to Jeanne Blake's Risky Times (1990), Risky Times: How to be AIDS-Smart and Stay Healthy: A Guide to Teenagers (1990), Human Sexuality (Heath Perspectives on Health) (1996), Perspectives on Health Human Sexuality: Annotated Teacher's Edition (1996), and I'm Pregnant, Now What Do I Do?
[2] In 1978 Winship received a Humanitarian Award for outstanding contributions in promoting human welfare from the Massachusetts Psychological Association.
In 1980 she was honored with the Matrix Award from the Boston Professional chapter of Women in Communications, Inc., in recognition of her contributions to the development of adolescents.