Margaret Mead

Anthropologist

Birthday December 16, 1901

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Philadelphia, PA

DEATH DATE Nov 15, 1978 (76)

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About

Anthropologist whose reports about the attitudes towards sex in South Pacific and Southeast Asian culture amply informed the 1960s sexual revolution. Despite being a religious woman, she gained controversy for applying notions of human sexuality with western religion.

Before Fame

She separated from Edward Sapir because of his narrow views on gender roles.

Trivia

In 1959 she released the album An Interview With Margaret Mead, which covered the topics of morals and anthropology.

Family Life

She married third husband Gregory Bateson in 1936.

Associated With

She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter.