The following quotation-"The tradition emanating from the mystic and romantic novelists,that woman is a mysterious being,half hysteric,half angel,has found its way into scientific writing.Through the centuries gone those who wrote were men,and since the phenomenon of periodicity was foreign to them,they not unnaturally seized upon it as a probable source of the alleged 'mystery' and 'caprice' of womankind"-represents whose views?
A) Lillian Moller Gilbreth's assessment of scientists' belief in functional periodicity
B) Leta Stetter Hollingworth's assessment of scientists' belief in functional periodicity
C) Elsie Oschrin Bregman's assessment of scientists' belief in functional periodicity
D) J. E. Wallace Wallin's assessment of scientists' belief in functional periodicity

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The quote represents Leta Stetter Hollingworth's assessment of scientists' belief in functional periodicity and their tendency to view women as mysterious and unpredictable due to their supposed "hysteria" and the phenomenon of their menstrual cycle. Hollingworth was a psychologist and scholar who challenged these beliefs and conducted extensive research on women's physiology and psychology.

The Following Quotation-"The Tradition Emanating from the Mystic and Romantic