Margaret Mead Made Me Gay

"This is a wonderful collection. Newton is a powerful intellectual whose reflections on her own work not only illuminate her life but also the relation between the academy and the social movements of the last thirty years."--Elizabeth L. Kennedy, author of "Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community ""Esther Newton is, quite simply, a pioneering figure in researching contemporary queer populations, as well as one of the most important voices in post WWII anthropology. We are very fortunate to finally have her essays assembled into an accessible collection. This anthology is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in late twentieth-century anthropology, feminism, gay and lesbian studies, gender and sexuality, and the social science of everyday life."--Gayle Rubin

Esther Newton is Professor of Anthropology at State University of New York at Purchase.