ABSTRACT
Women in academia have struggled for centuries to establish levels of acceptance and credibility equal to men in the same fields, and anthropology has been no different. The women anthropologists in this book speak frankly about their challenges and successes as they navigated through their personal and professional lives. Riding the changing tides of social and disciplinary history, they struggled through various and sometimes conflicting arenas of life—marriage, raising children, caring for families, publishing, conducting research, going into the field, teaching, and mentoring. They did this during volatile periods in the twentieth century when the roles and expectations for women were being constantly reestablished and repositioned. For anyone interested in the cultural and demographic shifts that are fundamentally altering opportunities for women in the workplace, Women in Anthropology is a thought provoking and inspirational read. For anthropologists, it is an important and intimate portrait of the realities of professional life.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|18 pages
Possessed by Anthropology
part 2|34 pages
Changing Roles, Challenging Stereotypes
chapter |8 pages
Born an Anthropologist
part 3|36 pages
The Web of Lives
part 4|38 pages
Being the Other
part |44 pages
Being an Anthropologist, Living Anthropological Lives
part 6|27 pages
Legacies for Future Generations