Elsie Rosaline Masson Explained

Elsie Rosaline Masson (1890–1935) was an Australian photographer, writer and traveller, best known as the wife of Polish-British anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski.[1] [2] She published An Untamed Territory: The Northern Territory of Australia in 1915.

She was the daughter of David Orme Masson. She and Malinowski had three daughters, Józefa, Wanda and Helena.[3] [4] Their daughter Helena Malinowska Wayne would conduct research and publish several works about the life her parents, including a book .[5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Bauer. Janet. 1998. The Story of a Marriage: The Letters of Bronislaw Mallnowski and Elsie Masson, vol. 1/The Story of a Marriage; The Letters of Bronislaw Mallnowski and Elsie Masson, vol. 2. American Ethnologist. en. 25. 4. 769–771. 10.1525/ae.1998.25.4.769. 1548-1425.
  2. Wayne. Helena. 1985. Bronislaw Malinowski: The Influence of Various Women on His Life and Works. American Ethnologist. 12. 3. 529–540. 10.1525/ae.1985.12.3.02a00090. 644537. 0094-0496. free.
  3. Encyclopedia: Bronisław Malinowski. Polish Biographical Dictionary (Polski słownik biograficzny). National Film Archive - Audiovisual Institute. 29 July 2021. Armon. Witold. 1974. 19. 332–336. Polish. https://web.archive.org/web/20210622115542/https://www.ipsb.nina.gov.pl/a/biografia/bronislaw-kasper-malinowski-wiesz. 22 June 2021. dead.
  4. Book: Gaillard, Gerald. The Routledge Dictionary of Anthropologists. 2004. Routledge. 978-1-134-58580-9. en.
  5. Young. Michael W.. 2018. Helena Paula Wayne Malinowska (1925–2018). Anthropology Today. en. 34. 4. 26–27. 10.1111/1467-8322.12451. 149687807. 1467-8322.
  6. Web site: Helena Malinowska Wayne (17 May 1925 – 31 March 2018) . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702141255/https://mfea.projects.unibz.it/helena-malinowska-wayne-17-may-1925-31-march-2018/ . 2 July 2022 . 12 September 2021 . MFEA - Malinowski Forum for Ethnography and Anthropology . en-US.
  7. Kubica-Heller . Grazyna . 1998 . Book Reviews: The story of a marriage: The letters of Bronislaw Malinowski and Elsie Masson . Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences . 34 . 2 . 204–205. 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6696(199821)34:2<204::AID-JHBS19>3.0.CO;2-Y .