Margaret Mead (1901-1978) noted American anthropologist and writer, studied life among peoples in Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Bali, and Native North America.

The Diane Rehm Show presents a special 2-hour program on Margaret Mead: To Cherish the Life of the World.

Margaret Mead, 1901-1978 by Tarraugh Flaherty Introduction Her Work Education and Organizations Her Life Her Image Finale Introduction Margaret Mead was a distinguished anthropologist, an intellectual and a scientist. She is the author of numerous books on primitive societies and she also wrote about many contemporary issues. Some of the areas in which she was prominent were education, ecology, ...

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent institutions for scientific research and education, with collections of more than 32 million specimens and artifacts.

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