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Fletcher, Alice Cunningham
1838 - Alice Cunningham Fletcher was born in Havana, Cuba on March 15th. American anthropologist whose stature as a social scientist, notably for her pioneer studies of Native American music, has overshadowed her influence on federal government Indian policies that later were considered to be unfortunate.
- A pioneering ethnographer, theorist, prolific author, indefatigable public speaker, advocate for Native Americans, and women's rights activist - Alice Cunningham Fletcher - nicknamed by some "Her Majesty".
1873 - Cunningham Fletcher helped found the Association for the Advancement of Women.
- Her early interests were in archaeology, and she was a member of the Archaeological Institute of America.
- Cunningham Fletcher was appointed by Congress to oversee the allotment process of lands to Omaha, Nez Perce, and Winnebago Indians.
1876 - She became active in working for better treatment of the living Indians of the West.
1878 - Cunningham Fletcher was appointed to work with the Peabody Museum at Harvard.
1883 - Cunningham Fletcher became a Fellow Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and was a founding member of the American Anthropological Association.
1890 - Awarded a life fellowship through the Peabody Museum and is the first woman to be recognized as a fellow at Harvard University.
1900 - Her most popular work was Indian Story and Song from North America.
1905 - She was the first woman president of the American Folklore Society.
1911 - The Omaha Tribe, co-authored with Francis La Flesche, an Omaha Indian was published.
1923 - Died on April 6th in Washington, D.C.
- A pioneering ethnographer, theorist, prolific author, indefatigable public speaker, advocate for Native Americans, and women's rights activist - Alice Cunningham Fletcher - nicknamed by some "Her Majesty".
1873 - Cunningham Fletcher helped found the Association for the Advancement of Women.
- Her early interests were in archaeology, and she was a member of the Archaeological Institute of America.
- Cunningham Fletcher was appointed by Congress to oversee the allotment process of lands to Omaha, Nez Perce, and Winnebago Indians.
1876 - She became active in working for better treatment of the living Indians of the West.
1878 - Cunningham Fletcher was appointed to work with the Peabody Museum at Harvard.
1883 - Cunningham Fletcher became a Fellow Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and was a founding member of the American Anthropological Association.
1890 - Awarded a life fellowship through the Peabody Museum and is the first woman to be recognized as a fellow at Harvard University.
1900 - Her most popular work was Indian Story and Song from North America.
1905 - She was the first woman president of the American Folklore Society.
1911 - The Omaha Tribe, co-authored with Francis La Flesche, an Omaha Indian was published.
1923 - Died on April 6th in Washington, D.C.
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