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Mary Lindsay Elmendorf: Citizen Activist to Applied Anthropologist
Author(s) -
Doughty Paul L.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1111/j.1548-1433.2011.01358.x
Subject(s) - poverty , sociology , environmental ethics , gender studies , political science , law , philosophy
Mary Lindsay Elmendorf became an anthropologist over the course of a life that includes many diverse employment experiences, active engagement in international affairs and development, and a passionate desire to be actively involved in making the world a better place for all people. These concerns eventually led her at age 55 to a Ph.D. in anthropology, a discipline in which her interests in the human condition merged with her desire to do something about improving women's opportunities in societies, poverty and development, and world peace. Many of her applied interests were formed during her long involvement with such issues in Mexico and with colleagues there as well as in similar activities in many other countries as a consultant.