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Informationen zum Autor Kathleen L. Sheppard Klappentext The Life of Margaret Alice Murray: A Woman’s Work in Archaeology, by Kathleen L. Sheppard, is a scientific biography of Margaret Alice Murray (1863-1963), exploring all the facets of "women’s work" in the history of archaeology and academia in the first half of the 20th century. This is not another "Great Woman" in place of a "Great Man" biography, but is instead the unlikely story of the first professional female Egyptologist in Britain who has so far been largely ignored by historians. This delightful book is the first full analysis of Margaret Murray's productive and colourful life. Based on sound scholarship, the author successfully brings to life a 'small and energetic' woman who is revealed to have been a crucial link between nineteenth- and twentieth-century Egyptology, between the world of amateur and the professional, and between the worlds of women and men. Brightly researched, clearly and coherently written, this is a book for all audiences and all ages. It is a joy to read. -- Pamela Jane Smith, University of Cambridge Kathleen Sheppard's biography of Margaret Murray, an important, but largely overlooked figure, makes an important contribution to the study of the history of Egyptology and archeology. Dr. Sheppard's approach, and in particular her focus on the social context of Murray's work, and her position as a woman working in a series of male-dominated worlds in Britain and in Egypt, of academia and archeology in particular, is especially enlightening. -- Christopher Naunton, Director, Egypt Exploration Society Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. "A Life without a Single Adventure" Chapter 1. Margaret Murray's India, 1863-1894 Chapter 2. University College, 1894-1902 Chapter 3. In the Field, 1902-1904 Chapter 4. The Classroom at UCL, 1904-1935 Chapter 5. Suffrage and the New Woman, 1904-1928 Chapter 6. The Classroom-at-Large, 1904-1935 Chapter 7. The Witch-Cult Hypothesis and other Adventures on the Lunatic Fringe, 1911-1935 Chapter 8. Malta, Minorca, and other Archaeology, 1914-1939 Chapter 9. "Retirement," 1935-1963 Conclusion ...
