I suggest you go to http://www.wingsworldquest.org/, an organization founded by my cousin that highlights the accomplishments of women in the sciences and realms of discovery.
Harding Polk II
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From: Becca Peixotto <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thu, Nov 14, 2013 9:42 am
Subject: Women in Archaeology/Science Outreach Ideas?
Hello,
Hoping for ideas and suggestions from the histarch community:
I'm in a cave archaeology research group at the moment consisting of emerging
scholars (all women) with a wide variety of archaeology and anthropology
specialities. We have been discussing ways to continue our work beyond the
current field season with some sort of activism or outreach around women in
archaeology, science, and exploration. We're still in the early stages of this
and our initial emphases are twofold. We want to show that women can be and
are active in field sciences and 'hardcore' exploration. At the same time, we'd
like to subvert the idea that we should be highlighted as 'women scientists' in
the first place, as opposed to simply 'archaeologists,' 'scientists' or
'explorers.' Those may be competing goals but we feel that both sides are
significant.
I'd appreciate any advice, discussion or suggestions (on or off list) about
framing these ideas, outreach strategies, experiences you have had with similar
initiatives, existing programs, etc. My colleagues are putting out similar
messages on listservs in their own specialty areas.
Let me just add that some of the initial media coverage of the Rising Star
Expedition, at least here in South Africa, was truly appalling (and inaccurate)
from a gender perspective. Our focus, though, is how we might be able to
challenge what we perceive to be persistent gender expectations in our various
fields and to support young women with interests in science, exploration and
archaeology.
Thank you!
Becca Peixotto
MA, Public Anthropology (Historical Archaeology)
American University, Washington, DC
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