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Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo

Anthropology

Michelle Shelly Zimbalist Rosaldo was an anthropologist known for her studies of the Ilongot people of the Philippines and for her contributions to women's studies and the anthropology of gender.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1944 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1981 1
BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account
New York City 1
Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own account
American 1
Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own account
Known for her studies of the Ilongot people of the Philippines and for her contributions to women's studies and the anthropology of gender. 1
Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own account
Knowledge and Passion: Ilongot Notions of Self and Social Life (1980) 1
Partially Attested
Death Place
Philippines 1
Sourced to the subject's own accountSource names only the Philippines, not a more specific place within it.
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1. Wikipedia: Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo
Wikipedia
  • Early life section, first sentence
    Born in New York City in 1944
  • Death section
    Rosaldo died from an accidental fall while conducting fieldwork in the Philippines in 1981.
  • Header descriptor
    American anthropologist (1944-1981)
  • Lead paragraph
    was an anthropologist known for her studies of the Ilongot people in the Philippines and of women's studies and the anthropology of gender.
  • Bibliography section
    Knowledge and Passion: Ilongot Notions of Self and Social Life was her most notable book, published by Cambridge University Press in 1980.
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