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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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 studiesPlaces
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- ISNI: 0000000020077508
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- Library of Congress Names: n79089928
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- Wikidata: Q5401259
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