Intertwined Lives : : Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, and Their Circle
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submitted by sdunav on July 5, 2016, 5:54pm
This is the biography of two famous female anthropologists, covering mostly the years from 1900-1940. The book really draws you in, using a gossipy style with lots of fascinating quotes from both Mead’s & Benedict’s unpublished letters, diaries, etc., as well as letters from Mead’s three husbands, family members, college roommates, and many other famous anthropologists.
It also gives the reader a good background in the history of feminism, homosexuality, psychology and anthropology, and academia in general. I was particularly amazed by many of the things I learned about feminists in the 1920’s and early 30’s. Margaret Mead and Ruth Benedict were really on the cutting edge when it came to studying gender, sex, and race, and a lot of what they wrote is very relevant today
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New York : Knopf, 2003.
Year Published: 2003
Description: 540 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0679454357 :
SUBJECTS
Mead, Margaret, -- 1901-1978.
Benedict, Ruth, -- 1887-1948.
Women anthropologists -- Biography.