Anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978) attracted public interest as well as scholarly acclaim and...
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Anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978) attracted public interest as well as scholarly acclaim and criticism with Coming of Age in Samoa (1928), based on her pioneering fieldwork on cultural influences on sex roles. The author of a book on Helen Keller in the Women Who Dare series presents a concise illustrated biography of this unconventional woman plus notes on her legacy and criticism of her work. Hess is a writer/editor at the Library of Congress. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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