Eleanor Leacock

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Overview

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Eleanor Leacock born Weehawken, NJ July 2, 1922 (d. 1987). Anthropology professor; peace researcher. Antiwar, anti-imperialist, feminist, pro-indigenous rights, disarmament advocate. Humanist Marxist. Founded Anthropologists for Radical Political Action (ARPA), 1972.

Quotations

“Humanity did not evolve from an innately aggressive forebear as postulated by Thomas Hobbes. By hindsight it is clear that it could not have done so. The basis for the successful evolution of human beings was the group life that both required and made possible cooperative patterns. In turn, cooperation led to and became dependent upon the development refined tools and utensils, and the elaboration of language.” (Gender in Egalitarian Societies”, online Washburn Univ; photo upclosed.com)