by WOH Manager | Feb 20, 2015
Ruth Benedict was a pioneering anthropologist who became America’s leading specialist in the field, best known for her “patterns of culture” theory. Her book by that name revolutionized anthropological study, igniting the work of the culture and...
by WOH Manager | Feb 20, 2015
Although her father taught economics at the Wharton School, Margaret had to struggle to persuade him to send her to college. At Barnard she studied with Franz Boas and his brilliant student Ruth Benedict. They convinced her to join them in a new science, anthropology,...
