Betty Kingman
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Yelm Kingman was one of the first women to make significant contributions to understanding the archeological past of Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Georgina King
Georgina King was self-taught and developed an interest in geology. However, she propounded eccentric theories and was frustrated by lack of recognition by scientists and learned societies. The National Herbarium of Victoria holds almost 300 of King’s specimens.
Sidney Robertson
The vast varied Wisconsin Folksong Collection, the first deep field survey fully engaging the rich musical pluralism of an American region, was carried out by two remarkable women, Sidney Robertson and Helene Stratman-Thomas, between 1937-1946.
Helene Stratman-Thomas
The vast varied Wisconsin Folksong Collection, the first deep field survey fully engaging the rich musical pluralism of an American region, was carried out by two remarkable women, Sidney Robertson and Helene Stratman-Thomas, between 1937-1946.
Major Charlotte Gower Chapman
American anthropologist and the second female officer to join the US Marine Corps, commissioned with the rank of Captain in 1943.
Frances Carpenter
Frances Carpenter co-authored a number of anthropology books including The Clothes We Wear (1926) and The Foods We Eat (1926).
Sallie R Wagner
Sallie R. Wagner was a photographer, author, weaver, and a benefactor and patron of dancer-choreographer Erick Hawkins and his dance company.
Rachel Reese Sady
Anthropologist
Katharine Luomala
Anthropologist and Community Analysis Section staff member; co-author of Impounded People: Japanese Americans in the Relocation Centers.
Dr Tamie Tsuchiyama
The only Japanese American woman to work full-time for the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS).