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Frances Densmore
Frances Densmore, born on May 21, 1867, in Red Wing, Minnesota, and dying on June 5, 1957, in St. Paul, was a pioneering American ethnomusicologist and anthropologist. Best known f...view moreFrances Densmore, born on May 21, 1867, in Red Wing, Minnesota, and dying on June 5, 1957, in St. Paul, was a pioneering American ethnomusicologist and anthropologist. Best known for her fieldwork with Native American tribes, she worked under the Smithsonian Institution to record songs, languages, and cultural practices. Her book Chippewa Customs is a landmark ethnographic study, combining direct observation with respect for Indigenous worldviews. Densmore’s meticulous documentation preserved countless traditional songs and stories that would otherwise have been lost, making her a foundational figure in American ethnology.view less
Books by Frances Densmore
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