Girl Archaeologist : Sisterhood in a Sexist Profession

__Girl Archaeologist__ recounts Alice Kehoe’s life, begun in an era very different from the twenty-first century in which she retired as an honored elder archaeologist. She persisted against entrenched patriarchy in her childhood, at Harvard University, and as she did fieldwork with her husband in the northern plains. A senior male professor attempted to quash Kehoe’s career by raping her. Her Harvard professors refused to allow her to write a dissertation in archaeology. Universities paid her less than her male counterparts. Her husband refused to participate in housework or childcare. Working in archaeology and in the histories of American First Nations, Kehoe published a series of groundbreaking books and articles. Although she was denied a conventional career, through her unconventional breadth of research and her empathy with First Nations people she gained a wide circle of collaborators and colleagues. Throughout her career Kehoe found and fostered a sisterhood of feminists—strong, bright women archaeologists, anthropologists, and ethnohistorians who have been essential to the field. __Girl Archaeologist__ is the story of how one woman pursued a professional career in a male-dominated field during a time of great change in American middle-class expectations for women. 2022 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Girl Archaeologist recounts Alice Kehoe's life, begun in an era very different from the twenty-first century in which she retired as an honored elder archaeologist. She persisted against entrenched patriarchy in her childhood, at Harvard University, and as she did fieldwork with her husband in the northern plains. A senior male professor attempted to quash Kehoe's career by raping her. Her Harvard professors refused to allow her to write a dissertation in archaeology. Universities paid her less than her male counterparts. Her husband refused to participate in housework or childcare. Working in archaeology and in the histories of American First Nations, Kehoe published a series of groundbreaking books and articles. Although she was denied a conventional career, through her unconventional breadth of research and her empathy with First Nations people she gained a wide circle of collaborators and colleagues. Throughout her career Kehoe found and fostered a sisterhood of feminists—strong, bright women archaeologists, anthropologists, and ethnohistorians who have been essential to the field. Girl Archaeologist is the story of how one woman pursued a professional career in a male-dominated field during a time of great change in American middle-class expectations for women. Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 8 List of Illustrations 10 Preface 12 1. Born into a Man’s World 22 2. Launched into Archaeology, Where Sexism Ruled 42 3. Achieving the MRS. and Fieldwork, with Toddlers 58 4. “Benign Neglect” at Harvard 84 5. Academia 100 6. Trolls Appear 132 7. Life on My Own 140 8. My Friends Out on the Tundra with Me 164 9. Issues with Limits 184 10. Applause and Reward 200 Epilogue 208 Acknowledgments 212 Appendix 214 "Girl Archaeologist illuminates the life and trailblazing career of Alice Kehoe, a woman with a family who was always, also, an archaeologist"-- Provided by publisher