“It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary to put all the play and learning into childhood, all the work into middle age, and all the regrets into old age.”

— Margaret Mead

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About Margaret Mead

Anthropologist • American

Margaret Mead was a renowned American cultural anthropologist who became a prominent public figure in the 20th century. She is best known for her studies of non-literate peoples in Oceania, particularly in regard to...

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