Mabel Cook Cole

Mabel Elizabeth Cook Cole
Born 18 Apr 1880
Plano, Kendall, Illinois
Died 13 Nov 1977 at 97 years 6 months 29 days
Pomona, Los Angeles, California
Resting place Little Rock Township Cemetery, Plano, Illinois
Occupation Author and Anthropologist
Language English
Nationality

American back to at least 1677; appears to be entirely English as

far as I have found
Education Plano, IL, high school; Northwestern University, an A.B. in 1903
Period 20th century
Genre Children's literature; also Philippine anthropology topics
Notable works

A charter member of the Women Anthropologists Group with Margaret

Mead and a number of others
Spouse Fay-Cooper Cole, also an anthropologist, who taught at the University of Chicago, and designed the Philippines displays at Chicago's Field Museum
Children Lamont Cook COLE, also a well-known researcher

Mabel Cook Cole (1846–1923) was a writer and anthropologist. She specialized in the study of ancient man and in studying the people of the Philippines. Her books include The Story of Primitive Man, The Story of Man, Savage Gentleman, and Philippine Folk Tales.

References

    United States Census Records; California Death Index; Kendall County, IL, Birth Records; Kendall County, IL, Cemetery Records; The Book of Chicagoans, 1917 Edition; Kendall County Teachers Institute Attendees List; Woman's Club Yearbook, 1904-1914, and 1925-1927 (also spoke there a number of times); The Plano Record, 10 Oct 1906 and 13 Dec 1933; Scrapbook of Obituaries; The Kendall County News, 29 Sep 1920; Plano Community Library Scrapbook; and personal research and family traditions of Kristy Lawrie Gravlin.


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