Thomas Pearson

Oct 24, 2023 | sapiens.org | Victoria Gibbon |Veronica Gonzalez |Beni Sumer Yanthan |Thomas Pearson

In 1925, Margaret Mead set sail for American Samoa. What she claimed in her book Coming of Age to have found there—teenagers free to explore and express their sexuality—instantly captivated her audience in the U.S. Her book became a bestseller, and Mead skyrocketed to fame. But what were her actual methods and motivations? We trace Mead’s legendary nine-month journey in the South Pacific.

Oct 4, 2023 | sapiens.org | Thomas Pearson

Excerpted from An Ordinary Future: Margaret Mead, the Problem of Disability, and a Child Born Different by Thomas W. Pearson. University of California Press, 2023. All rights reserved. ✽One summer day, I found myself at a playground with all three of my children. Aidric, the oldest, and I had ridden our bikes as usual. I had pulled his younger sisters, Michaela and Zora, in our red bike trailer, battered from years of use.