Elsie Clews Parsons
American anthropologist and sociologist
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Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons was an American anthropologist, sociologist, folklorist, and feminist who studied Native American tribes—such as the Tewa and Hopi—in Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico. She helped found The New School. Wikipedia
Born: November 27, 1875, New York, NY
Died: December 19, 1941 (age 66 years), New York, NY
Spouse: Herbert Parsons (m. 1900)
Parents: Henry Clews and Lucy Madison Worthington
Children: Elsie ("Lissa", 1901); John Edward (1903); Herbert (1909); Henry McIlvaine ("Mac", 1911)
Education: Ph.D. in Sociology, Columbia University (1899)
