Helen Codere
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Helen Frances Codere (September 10, 1917 ā June 5, 2009) was an American cultural anthropologist who received her BA from the University of Minnesota in 1939 and her PhD in anthropology from Columbia University where she studied with Ruth Benedict. She is best known for her work with the Kwakwaka'wakw people of coastal British Columbia, Canada, known formerly as the "Kwakiutl."
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Helen Frances Codere | |
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Born | (1917-09-10)September 10, 1917 |
Died | June 5, 2009(2009-06-05) (aged 91) |
Education | Ph.D. in Anthropology, Columbia University (1950) |
Occupation | Anthropologist |
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Her academic years spanned over fifty years and included professorships at Vassar College, the University of British Columbia, Northwestern University, Bennington College, and the University of Pennsylvania.