Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Elizabeth Warnock Fernea
Born: October 21, 1927
Died: December 2, 2008 (aged 81)
Bio: Elizabeth Warnock Fernea was an influential writer and filmmaker who spent much of her life in the field producing numerous ethnographies and films that capture the struggles and turmoil of African and Middle Eastern cultures. Her husband, the anthropologist Robert A.
Known for:
- Street in Marrakech (1975)
- The Arab World (1985)
- Nubian Ethnographies (1991)