| Description |
x, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-244) and index. |
| Summary |
"Pt. 1 of this collection presents a history of women in Americanist archaeology, including a biography of Dorothy Hughes Popenoe who conducted early stratigraphic excavations in Honduras. Pt. 2 focuses on the current status of North American women in Mesoamerican archaeology and problems of gender bias. Valuable discussion of issues, but non-US archaeologists are not covered"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas |
| Contents |
Creating their own niches : career styles among women in Americanist archaeology between the wars / Mary Ann Levine -- Ladies of the expedition : Harriet Boyd Hawes and Edith Hall at work in Mediterranean archaeology / Diane L. Bolger -- Dorothy Hughes Popenoe : Eve in an archaeological garden / Rosemary A. Joyce -- Blue Corn Girls : A herstory of three early women archaeologists at Tecolote, New Mexico / Robert W. Preucel and Meredith S. Chesson -- Marian E. White : pioneer in New York archaeology / Susan J. Bender -- Early women in Southeastern archaeology : a preliminary report on ongoing research / Nancy Marie White, Rochelle A. Marrinan, and Hester A. Davis -- Madeline Kneberg Lewis : an original Southeastern archaeologist / Lynne P. Sullivan -- Down in the field in Louisiana : an historical perspective on the role of women in Louisiana archaeology / Susan J. Wurtzburg -- Cowgirls with the blues? : a study of women's publication and the citation of women's work in Historical Archaeology / Mary Beaudry and Jacquelyn White -- Women in Mesoamerican archaeology : why are the best men winning? / Anabel Ford -- Male hunting camp or female processing station? : an evolution within a discipline / Tracy Sweely -- Women in contract archaeology / Barbara Avery Garrow, Patrick H. Garrow, and Pat A. Thomas -- Academic alternatives : gender and cultural resource management in Arizona / Stephanie M. Whittlesey -- Women and archaeology in Australia / Wendy Beck. |
| Subject |
Women archaeologists -- United States -- Biography.
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Women archaeologists -- United States.
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Women archaeologists. (OCoLC)fst01177135
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Archäologin (DE-588)4361365-2
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Biografie (DE-588)4006804-3
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Archeologen.
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Vrouwen.
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Claassen, Cheryl, 1953-
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| ISBN |
0812232771 (acid-free paper) |
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9780812232776 (acid-free paper) |
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0812215095 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) |
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9780812215090 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) |
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