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Esther Newton

Esther Newton is an American cultural anthropologist best known for her pioneering work on the ethnography of lesbian and gay communities in the United States. She studied history at the University of Michigan and received her BA with distinction in 1962 before starting graduate work in anthropology at the University of Chicago under David M. Schneider.

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American anthropologist

Born 1940

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Photo of Esther Newton

American anthropologist

Born 1940

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Lesbians LGBTQ anthropology Biography Feminism Gay men Gays LGBTQ history Lesbian feminism Ruth Benedict Prize Anthropologists Autobiografie Autobiography Butch and femme (Lesbian culture) Camp (Aesthetics) College teachers Cross-dressers Cross-dressing Ethnologie Ethnologin Ethnologists Ethnology Female impersonators Feminists Friendship Gay and lesbian studies

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United States Brookhaven- Cherry Grove Cherry Grove Fire Island (Island) New York (State)

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Esther Newton Margaret Mead (1901-1978) Shirley Walton

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