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Martha Warren Beckwith

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Martha Warren Beckwith (1871-1959) was an American folklorist and ethnographer. Born in Wellesley Heights, Massachusetts, Beckwith attended Mount Holyoke College before graduating with a Master’s degree in anthropology from Columbia University in 1906. In 1920, having earned her PhD, she became the chair of Vassar College’s Folklore program. Specializing in Hawaiian, Jamaican, and Native American cultures, Beckwith published numerous collections of proverbs, folk stories, myths, and ethnographies from her extensive research, often conducted with renowned ethnomusicologist Helen H. Roberts.

Martha Warren Beckwith Books

Hawaiian Mythology book cover

Hawaiian Mythology

Martha Warren Beckwith
Jamaica Anansi Stories book cover

Jamaica Anansi Stories

Martha Warren Beckwith
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