Brigitte Jordan

Brigitte Jordan
Brigitte Jordan
Born	Passau, Germany
Died	May 24, 2016; La Honda, California
Nationality	German American
Education	PhD at the University of California; MA in 1971 from Sacramento State College;
Occupations	Professor at Michigan State University; Principal scientist at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center; Senior research scientist at the Institute for Research on Learning; Consultant at the Nissan Research Center in Silicon Valley;
Years active	1970-2015
Known for	Ethnographic Research in Anthropology of Reproduction
Notable work	Birth in Four Cultures
Family	Robert Irwin (husband)
Awards	Margaret Mead Award of the American Anthropological Association; Excellence in Science and Technology Award from the Xerox Corporation;

Brigitte Jordan was a German-American professor, scientist, and consultant who was described as the midwife to the "Anthropology of Birth".^[1] She attended Sacramento State College where she received her bachelor's and master's degrees, and later attended the University of California, Irvine where she completed her PhD.^[2]

^ Davis-Floyd, Robbie E.; Sargent, Carolyn F. (1997). Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural Perspectives. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. v. ISBN 0520207858.
^ "Remembering Brigitte Jordan - EPIC". EPIC. 2016-05-26. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-02.

[1] Davis-Floyd, Robbie E.; Sargent, Carolyn F. (1997). Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural Perspectives. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. v. ISBN 0520207858.

[:0-2] "Remembering Brigitte Jordan - EPIC". EPIC. 2016-05-26. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-02.

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