Mabel Cook Cole (April 18, 1880 – November 13, 1977) was an American writer and anthropologist. She specialized in the study of ancient man and in studying the people of the Philippines. Her books include The Story of Primitive Man, The Story of Man, Savage Gentleman, and Philippine Folk Tales.

Mabel Elizabeth Cook Cole
Born(1899-04-18)April 18, 1899
Plano, Kendall, Illinois
DiedNovember 13, 1977(1977-11-13) (aged 97)
Pomona, Los Angeles, California
Resting placeLittle Rock Township Cemetery, Plano, Illinois
OccupationAuthor and anthropologist
NationalityAmerican, English
EducationPlano High School
Alma materNorthwestern University, graduated in 1903.
Period20th century
GenreChildren's literature; also Philippine anthropology topics
Notable worksA charter member of the Women Anthropologists Group with Margaret Mead and a number of others
SpouseFay-Cooper Cole, also an anthropologist, who taught at the University of Chicago, and designed the Philippines displays at Chicago's Field Museum
Children1 child: Lamont Cook Cole, also a well-known researcher

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United States Census Records; California Death Index; Kendall County, IL, Birth Records; Kendall County, IL, Cemetery Records; The Book of Chicagoans, 1917 Edition; Kendall County Teachers Institute Attendees List; Woman's Club Yearbook, 1904–1914, and 1925–1927 (also spoke there a number of times); The Plano Record, October 10, 1906, and December 13, 1933; Scrapbook of Obituaries; The Kendall County News, September 29, 1920; Plano Community Library Scrapbook; and personal research and family traditions of Kristy Lawrie Gravlin.


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