Jeanne Block, American psychologist (b. 1923)
Jeanne Lavonne Humphrey Block (July 17, 1923 - December 4, 1981) was an American psychologist and expert on child development. She conducted research into sex-role socialization and, with her husband Jack Block, created a person-centered personality framework. Block was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and conducted her research with the National Institute of Mental Health and the University of California, Berkeley. She was an active researcher when she was diagnosed with cancer in 1981.