An elderly woman died last month. Having never married, she requested no male pallbearers. In her handwritten instructions for her memorial service, she wrote, "They wouldn't take me out while I was alive, I don't want them to take me out when I'm dead."
Died 12 Jun 1907 at age 70 (born 16 Jan 1837).American ethnologist, noted for her extensive examinations of Native American cultures, especially in comparison with other world cultures.
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