Mildred Bernice Parten Newhall (August 4, 1902 – May 26, 1970) was an American sociologist, a researcher at University of Minnesota's Institute of Child Development.
[1] In it she developed the theory of six stages of child's play, which led to a series of influential publications.
The latter two are more extensive sets of play, and occur in older age groups which involve more interaction between children.
She was married to Sidney Newhall, a researcher for Eastman Kodak in Rochester, New York.
[6] Mildred Parten Newhall was a research associate in psychology at the University of Rochester and died in 1970.