Marta Weigle (July 3, 1944 – June 14, 2018) was an American anthropologist and folklorist. Weigle earned her doctorate from the

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in 1971, and began teaching English and anthropology at the

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the next year. From 1982, Weigle also taught

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. In 1990, she was appointed a University Regents Professor in the anthropology department. Weigle chaired the department from 1995 to 2002.

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