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Since there is already a Wikipedia article for Virginia Johnson, I plan to add some more information to it regarding her early/personal life, her education, and more information regarding her work in the field of sexology and psychology.

Early/Personal Life:

Johnson was always ahead of her peers academically as a child and even skipped several grades. She was an avid piano player and reader at the young age of 16. She was a very talented singer and would often perform for the elected officials at her work. This led to a career as a country music singer.

Education:

She attended her freshman year at Drury College in Missouri. She later returned to school at the University of Missouri and also the Kansas City Conservatory of Music. Once her music career ended, she applied for a job at Washington University in hopes to begin studying sociology. This led to her being chosen as a research assistant for William Masters.

Sexological Works:

Johnson and Masters developed polygraph-like instruments that were designed to measure human sexual response. Using these tools, Johnson and Masters recruited around 700 men and women to have intercourse or masturbate in their laboratory. Due to the personal nature of this study, the researchers made sure to protect the privacy of their subjects who were photographed in various modes of sexual stimulation. By studying the subjects, Masters and Johnson were able to provide a description for the four stages of sexual arousal. These stages came to be known as excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.