Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

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Object Details

Creator

Siegel, Stephen

Subject

Mead, Margaret

Pauling, Linus 1901-1994

New York Academy of Sciences

Summary

In this photography taken at the New York Academy of Sciences in June 1968, anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978) is talking to journalists. The person in background appears to be chemist Linus Pauling (1901-1994). Mead was then Vice-President of the New York Academy of Sciences and she and Pauling were appearing at a "Town Meeting of Science" conference, held at the Academy to discuss a perceived budget crisis within the sciences.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-5980

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1968

6/21/1968

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-5980]

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

Black-and-white photographs

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Topic

Anthropology

Women scientists

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_306344