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Ann Dunham

November 29, 1942 – November 7, 1995

American anthropologist, mother of Barack Obama (1942–1995)

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Stanley Ann Dunham was an American anthropologist who specialized in the economic anthropology and rural development of Indonesia. Born in Wichita, Kansas, she studied at the East–West Center and at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in Honolulu, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts (1967), a Master of Arts (1974), and a PhD (1992) in anthropology.

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  • Birthday · November 29
  • Anniversary · November 7

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