Elsie Clews Parsons
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Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons (November 27, 1875 – December 19, 1941) was an American anthropologist, sociologist, folklorist, and feminist who studied Native American tribes—such as the Tewa and Hopi—in Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico. She helped found The New School.[2] She was associate editor for The Journal of American Folklore (1918–1941), president of the American Folklore Society (1919–1920), president of the American Ethnological Society (1923–1925), and was elected the first female president of the American Anthropological Association (1941) right before her death.[3][4][5]
Elsie Clews Parsons | |
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Born | Elsie Worthington Clews (1875-11-27)November 27, 1875 |
Died | (1941-12-19)December 19, 1941 New York City |
Education | Ph.D. in Sociology, Columbia University (1899) |
Occupation | Anthropologist |
Spouse | Herbert Parsons |
Children | Elsie ("Lissa", 1901) John Edward (1903) Herbert (1909) Henry McIlvaine ("Mac", 1911)[1] |
Parent(s) | Henry Clews, Lucy Madison Worthington |
Relatives | James Blanchard Clews (cousin) |
She earned her bachelor's degree from Barnard College in 1896.[6] She received her master's degree (1897) and Ph.D. (1899) from Columbia University.[3]
Every other year, the American Ethnological Society awards the Elsie Clews Parsons Prize for the best graduate student essay, in her honor.[7][8]