Before I knew I was going to go to college and some day be a school teacher , I was curious about us, as people and how we learn. Margaret Mead was wonderful, in those years of "finding the light" when I was learning to learn how to learn. Yes, I even read normal books that normal people read, then and I still do, but curiosity about why we are here, where we are headed, and what we are in the universe, never leaves me. I have an inner drive that says, this looks good, lets explore what that person has learned. Will I discover the mystery and answers to the eternal questions? So if you also have that inner curiosity, here is Margaret Mead....a wonder woman to me when I was a teen. Her studies were challenged by another and damaged her reputation, but in the long light of life, she opened doors, thought us to think and deserves respect for her long career and another look at whether her challenger was correct in his observations or not. I wonder why someone would work so hard to discredit the work of another, unless it was blatantly wrong and harmful!
My thanks to Margaret Mead for leading me to question , to keep learning, to keep the challenge of life exciting...In her day doors did not open willingly for women, that was another obstacle she overcame.
My thanks to Margaret Mead for leading me to question , to keep learning, to keep the challenge of life exciting...In her day doors did not open willingly for women, that was another obstacle she overcame.
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Margaret Mead, 1948
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| Born | December 16, 1901 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
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| Died | November 15, 1978 (aged 76) New York City |
| Education | Barnard College (1923) M.A., Columbia University (1924) Ph.D., Columbia University (1929) |
| Occupation | Anthropologist |
| Spouse(s) | Luther Cressman (1923–1928) Reo Fortune (1928–1935) Gregory Bateson (1936–1950) |
| Children | Mary Catherine Bateson (b. 1939) |
| Awards | Kalinga Prize (1970) |
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