Elizabeth Florence Colson ya iku ahli antropologi wanita saka Amérikah Sarékat, kalairan taun 1917. Elizabeth naté kuliah ing University of Minnesota taun 1938 lan olèh gelar sarjana BA. Sabanjuré ing Radcliffe College (MA) taun 1941 lan Ph.D. taun 1945. Elizabeth duwé pangalaman panlitian lapangan ing Amérika lor taun 1939, Zambia (1946), lan Darwin Australia (1966). Ana karya-karya akademis kang wis tinulis déning Elizabeth ya iku antarané "The Makah Indians: A Study of an Indian Tribe in Modern American Society" (1953), "The Social Organization of the Gwembe Tonga" (1960), "The Social Consequences of Resettlement: The Impact of the Kariba Resettlement upon the Gwembe Tonga" (1971), lan "Tradition and Contract: The Problem of Order" (1974). Elizabeth Colson kawentar amarga pisumbangané ing kajian bebrayan, migrasi, pengungsi lan owah-owahan sosial ing wewengkon Amérika lor.