Martha Warren Beckwith

Martha Warren Beckwith (January 19, 1871 – January 28, 1959) was an American folklorist, ethnographer, and English teacher. She was born in Wellesley Heights, Massachusetts.^[1]

Education

Beckwith graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1893 and taught English at Elmira, Mount Holyoke, Vassar, and Smith colleges. In 1906, she obtained an Masters of Art degree in anthropology after studying under Franz Boas, and received her Doctor of Philosophy in 1918.^[1]

Works

The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant. Translated and notes by Martha Warren Beckwith. University of Chicago Press. 1951. ISBN 0-8248-0771-5. http://www.ling.hawaii.edu/faculty/stampe/Oral-Lit/Hawaiian/Kumulipo/kumulipo-book.html.

References

^ ^a ^b Katharine Luomala (October–December 1962). "Martha Warren Beckwith. A Commemorative Essay". The Journal of American Folklore. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-8715%28196210%2F12%2975%3A298%3C341%3AMWBACE%3E2.0.CO%3B2-G. Retrieved 2008-02-29.

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