Sheila Patterson (née Caffyn; 30 March 1918 – 21 June 1998) was a British social anthropologist who specialised in race, immigration, and race and ethnic relations. She undertook research in South Africa, Canada, and the United Kingdom. From 1971 to 1987, she was editor of New Community (now named the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies), a journal published by the Community Relations Commission. Selected works References 1918 births 1998 deaths British anthropologists British women anthropologists Social anthropologists British ethnographers 20th-century anthropologists