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Ruth Fulton Benedict (June 5, 1887 – September 17, 1948) was an American anthropologist and folklorist. She was born in New York City, attended Vassar College , and graduated in 1909. After studying anthropology at the New School of Social Research under Elsie Clews Parsons , she entered graduate studies at Columbia University in 1921, where ...
Ruth Sarles Benedict (January 28, 1906 – September 6, 1996) was an American anti-war activist, researcher and journalist. She worked for the National Council for Prevention of War as an editor and the America First Committee as head of research in the 1930s, [ 1 ] and as a reporter for The Washington Daily News in the 1940s. [ 2 ]
Rob Benedict (born September 21, 1970) is an American actor and writer. His near 30 year career includes more than 90 television and movie credits. His near 30 year career includes more than 90 television and movie credits.
Ruth Benedict: 1887–1948 American Anthropologist [62] Brenda Benet: 1945–1982 American Actress. Wife of Bill Bixby, lover of Tammy Bruce [63] [64] Jessica Benham: born 1990 American Politician and disability rights activist [65] Michael Bennett: 1943–1987 American Director, choreographer, and dancer [66] Anita Berber: 1899–1928 German
Between 1946 and 1971, the book sold only 28,000 hardback copies, and a paperback edition was not issued until 1967. [8] Benedict played a major role in grasping the place of the Emperor of Japan in Japanese popular culture, and formulating the recommendation to President Franklin D. Roosevelt that permitting continuation of the Emperor's reign had to be part of the eventual surrender offer.
The Ruth Benedict Prize is an award given annually by the American Anthropological Association's "to acknowledge excellence in a scholarly book written from an anthropological perspective about a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender topic".
Mead was married three times. After a six-year engagement, [15] she married her first husband (1923–1928), Luther Cressman, an American theology student who later became an anthropologist. Before departing for Samoa in 1925, Mead had a short affair with the linguist Edward Sapir, a close friend of her instructor Ruth Benedict.
Smith married Ruth Benedict Smith. [11] They had two children, Harriet J. Smith and Nathaniel Benedict Smith. [12]Smith was the brother of Nathan Smith, United States Senator from Connecticut, and the uncle of Truman Smith, United States Senator from Connecticut.