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(Ethnologist) Ellen Russell Emerson was a prominent 19th-century American author and ethnologist known for her significant contributions to literature and research. Throughout her career, she produced notable works such as Poems, Indian Myths, Masks, Heads, and Faces, and Nature and Human Nature. Emerson's professional life also included extensive research trips to Europe, where she conducted studies in libraries and museums. Her expertise and dedication to her field were recognized when she became the first woman to be elected a member of the Society Americaine de France in Paris.
