After Benedict died of a heart attack in 1948, Mead kept the legacy of Benedict's work going by supervising projects that Benedict would have looked after, and editing and publishing notes from studies that Benedict had collected throughout her life.
Despois de que Benedict morrera dun ataque cardíaco en 1948, Mead mantivo o legado do traballo de Benedict, supervisando os seus proxectos e a edición e publicación de notas que tiña escritas.