{"product_id":"grit-tempered-9780813080468","title":"Grit-Tempered","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA landmark portrayal of pioneering women in science, reissued on its 25th anniversary \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the first edition: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended for any archaeologist interested in the history of the discipline.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChoice \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An\u003cbr\u003e important addition to the history of southeastern archaeology, bringing\u003cbr\u003e to light the often undervalued or forgotten contributions of the many \u003cbr\u003ewomen who helped to make archaeology what it is today.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBulletin of the History of Archaeology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This\u003cbr\u003e is a needed history, providing details both mundane and critical, \u003cbr\u003epersonal and professional, feminist and archaeological.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJournal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Demonstrat[es]\u003cbr\u003e that each woman, regardless of how, when, or why she came to \u003cbr\u003eSoutheastern archaeology, has made significant contributions to the \u003cbr\u003efield, clearing the path for women today to pursue successful careers in\u003cbr\u003e archaeology.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNorth American Archaeologist \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The\u003cbr\u003e regional focus lends an intimate and immediate quality to this series \u003cbr\u003eof biographical-historical narratives. . . . [It is] heartening to know \u003cbr\u003ethat some among us have thought to capture these women's stories for \u003cbr\u003eothers to tell in the future and to provide a basis for better \u003cbr\u003eunderstanding how our roles and histories influence our work as \u003cbr\u003earchaeologists.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJournal of Anthropological Research \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These\u003cbr\u003e fascinating brief portraits, variously based on documents, interviews, \u003cbr\u003eor autobiographical statements, reveal much of the changing \u003cbr\u003ecircumstances in the context of which women's work must be understood.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNational Women's Studies Association Journal \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A readable book that provides a lot of interesting material on the history of Southeastern archaeology.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJournal of Alabama Archaeology \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A\u003cbr\u003e delight to read, often humorous, sometimes sobering. It has much to \u003cbr\u003eoffer readers, ranging from the history of archaeology and the role of \u003cbr\u003ethe WPA in southeastern archaeology, to an intimate view of careers of \u003cbr\u003einfluential women in science, to discussions of the study of gender in \u003cbr\u003ehistory and archaeology. It is a volume to be read and shared.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eArkansas Historical Quarterly \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An easily read, thought-provoking book.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSt. Augustine Archaeological Association Quarterly Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUpdated\u003cbr\u003e with a new preface on the 25th anniversary of its first publication, \u003cbr\u003ethis volume documents the lives and work of pioneering women \u003cbr\u003earchaeologists in the southeastern United States from the 1920s through \u003cbr\u003ethe 1960s. Some of these women were working at the time of the book's \u003cbr\u003efirst publication in 1999, and they either wrote their own stories or \u003cbr\u003ewere interviewed. Others were no longer living; their biographies are \u003cbr\u003egleaned from archival research. 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