# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ruth-landes
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:37:52.196Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/ruth-landes"
name: "Ruth Landes"
slug: "ruth-landes"
description: "Ruth Landes was an American cultural anthropologist best known for studies on the Brazilian religion of Candomblé and her published study on the topic, City of Women (1947). Landes is recognized by some as a pioneer in the study of race and gender relations."
tagline: "American anthropologist (1908–1991)"
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gender: "female"
country:
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birthDate: "1908-10-08"
deathDate: "1991-02-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump