Chronicles the lives of Ruth Benedict and Margaret Mead, discussing how they became sexual partners and pioneered in the the male-dominated discipline of anthropology in the 1920s.
Relates the events of Margaret Mead's life up to World War II including her early field trips to Samoa, New Guinea, and Bali, and the opposition she overcame as a young female anthropologist working alone among primitive peoples.
Examines the life and work of the woman who became one of the twentieth-century's most respected and foremost anthropologists through her studies of various peoples and cultures. Includes a timeline and glossary.
Examines the life of pioneering anthropologist Margaret Mead, discussing her youth and schooling, her studies at Barnard College, her first visit to Samoa in 1925, and her fieldwork techniques. Includes historical photographs.