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Ann Dunham
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Ann Dunham
Anthropologist / 1942 - 1995
Ann Dunham was the mother of Barack Obama, who became the 44th president of the United States and the first African-American to hold this office.
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Katherine Dunham
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Katherine Dunham
Anthropologist, Activist, Choreographer, Journalist / 1909 - 2006
Katherine Dunham was an American dancer, choreographer and anthropologist noted for her innovative interpretations of ritualistic and ethnic dances.
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Mary Leakey
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Mary Leakey
Anthropologist, Scientist / 1913 - 1996
Mary Leakey was a paleoanthropologist who, along with husband Louis, made several prominent scientific discoveries. Skull fossils found by the Leakeys advanced our understanding of human evolution.
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Margaret Mead
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Margaret Mead
Anthropologist / 1901 - 1978
Margaret Mead is best known for her studies and publications on cultural anthropology.
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Joseph Campbell
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Joseph Campbell
Anthropologist, Academic Author, Journalist / 1904 - 1987
Joseph Campbell was a professor and author who focused on comparative folklore with books like The Power of Myth and The Hero With a Thousand Faces.
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Alfred Kinsey
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Alfred Kinsey
Anthropologist, Educator, Biologist, Zoologist, Academic Author, Journalist / 1894 - 1956
Biologist Alfred Kinsey wrote Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, which was based on research he and his colleagues conducted at the Institute for Sex Research.
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