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32c Margaret Mead stamp

United States Postal Service1998-05-28

Smithsonian's National Postal Museum

Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
Washington, DC, United States

Margaret Mead (1901-1978), a student of Ruth Benedict, made anthropology accessible to everyone. After receiving her degree from Columbia University, Margaret studied gender roles, women’s issues, and culture relating to childhood and adolescent development. She served as curator at the New York American Museum of Natural History and was a prolific writer. Her bestseller Coming of Age in Samoa married her interests in Polynesian culture with her study of adolescence. Her work supported the idea that the study of primitive cultures could be influential in analyzing contemporary society. In 1979 Margaret was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Scott Catalogue USA: 3184g
mint

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Museum ID: 2000.2020.21

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  • Title: 32c Margaret Mead stamp
  • Creator: United States Postal Service
  • Date Created: 1998-05-28
  • Medium: paper; ink (multicolor); adhesive
Smithsonian's National Postal Museum

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