Given the question: Facts: - death date: 21 november 2007 - spouse: benton johnson - children: shannon , rebekah - birth date: 12 january 1928 - name: miriam massey johnson - parents: leola p. and herbert n. massey - death place: eugene - birth place: atlanta - occupation: sociologist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of miriam m. johnson .
The answer is:
miriam m. johnson -lrb- 1928 -- 2007 -rrb- was an american sociologist and professor emerita of the university of oregon 's sociology department .