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Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead

American cultural anthropologist
Margaret Mead was an American cultural anthropologist who featured frequently as an author and speaker in the mass media during the 1960s and the 1970s. She earned her bachelor's degree at Barnard College of Columbia University and her M.A. and... Wikipedia
Born: December 16, 1901, Philadelphia, PA
Died: November 15, 1978 (age 76 years), New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Spouse: Gregory Bateson (m. 1936–1950), Reo Fortune (m. 1928–1935), and Luther Cressman (m. 1923–1928)
Awards: Presidential Medal of Freedom (1979, posthumous) and Kalinga Prize (1970)