Grit-Tempered

This volume documents the lives and work of pioneering women

archaeologists in the southeastern United States from the 1920s through the

1960s.



A landmark portrayal of pioneering

women in science, reissued on its 25th anniversary



Praise for the first

edition:



"Highly

recommended for any archaeologist interested in the history of the

discipline."--Choice



"An

important addition to the history of southeastern archaeology, bringing to

light the often undervalued or forgotten contributions of the many women who

helped to make archaeology what it is today."--Bulletin of the History of

Archaeology



"This

is a needed history, providing details both mundane and critical, personal and

professional, feminist and archaeological."--Journal of the History of the

Behavioral Sciences



"Demonstrat[es]

that each woman, regardless of how, when, or why she came to Southeastern

archaeology, has made significant contributions to the field, clearing the path

for women today to pursue successful careers in archaeology."--North

American Archaeologist



"The

regional focus lends an intimate and immediate quality to this series of

biographical-historical narratives. . . . [It is] heartening to know that some

among us have thought to capture these women's stories for others to tell in

the future and to provide a basis for better understanding how our roles and

histories influence our work as archaeologists."--Journal of Anthropological

Research



"These

fascinating brief portraits, variously based on documents, interviews, or

autobiographical statements, reveal much of the changing circumstances in the

context of which women's work must be understood."--National Women's Studies

Association Journal



"A

readable book that provides a lot of interesting material on the history of

Southeastern archaeology."--Journal of Alabama Archaeology



"A

delight to read, often humorous, sometimes sobering. It has much to offer

readers, ranging from the history of archaeology and the role of the WPA in

southeastern archaeology, to an intimate view of careers of influential women

in science, to discussions of the study of gender in history and archaeology.

It is a volume to be read and shared."--Arkansas Historical Quarterly



"An

easily read, thought-provoking book."--St. Augustine Archaeological Association

Quarterly Book Review



Updated

with a new preface on the 25th anniversary of its first publication, this

volume documents the lives and work of pioneering women archaeologists in the

southeastern United States from the 1920s through the 1960s. Some of these

women were working at the time of the book's first publication in 1999, and

they either wrote their own stories or were interviewed. Others were no longer

living; their biographies are gleaned from archival research. Rich with humor,

tragedy, and important information for the history of archaeology in the South

and beyond, as well as anthropology in general, this book includes the story of

African American women excavators on WPA crews during the Great Depression;

tales of innovative lab work, adventurous fieldwork, and public archaeology;

and provocative discussions of women in archaeology and of gender in the

archaeological record.