Elaine Morgan | |
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 Elaine Morgan in 1998 | |
| Born | 7 November 1920 |
| Died | 12 July 2013 (aged 92) Mountain Ash, near Aberdare, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford |
| Spouse | Morien Morgan (died 1997) |
| Children | 3 sons, including Dylan Morgan |
Elaine Morgan OBE, FRSL (7 November 1920 – 12 July 2013),[1] was a Welsh writer for television and the author of several books on evolutionary anthropology. She advocated the aquatic ape hypothesis, which advocated as a corrective to what she saw as theories that purveyed gendered stereotypes and failed to account for women's role in human evolution adequately. The Descent of Woman, published in 1972, became an international bestseller, translated into ten languages. In 2016, she was named one of "the 50 greatest Welsh men and women of all time" in a press survey.[2]
- ^ Erika Lorraine Milam (29 July 2013). "Elaine Morgan obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "The 50 Greatest Welsh Men and Women of All Time". Wales Online. 6 June 2016.