Editing Ruth Benedict (section)

==Legacy==
The American Anthropology Association awards an annual prize named after Benedict. The Ruth Benedict Prize has two categories, one for monographs by one writer and one for edited volumes. The prize recognizes "excellence in a scholarly book written from an anthropological perspective about a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender topic."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americananthro.org/ConnectWithAAA/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=2580|title=AAA Section Awards|publisher=American Anthropology Association |access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://queeranthro.org/awards/the-ruth-benedict-prize/ |title=The Ruth Benedict Prize|language=en-US |publisher=The Association for Queer Anthropology |access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref>

A 46¢ [[Great Americans series]] [[postage stamp]] in her honor was issued on October 20, 1995.

Benedict College in Stony Brook University is named after her.

In 2005, Benedict was inducted into the [[National Women's Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/ruth-fulton-benedict/| title = National Women's Hall of Fame, Ruth Fulton Benedict}}</ref>