Dutton's Dirty Diggers: Bertha P. Dutton and the Senior Girl Scout Archaeological Camps in the American Southwest, 1947-1957

by Catherine S Fowler

Catherine Fowler chronicles a significant yet little-known program for Girl Scouts in post-WWII America. At a time when women were just beginning to enter fields traditionally dominated by men, these two-week camping caravans and archaeological excavations introduced teenage girls not only to the rich cultural and scientific heritage of the American Southwest but to new career possibilities. Dr. Bertha Dutton, curator at the Museum of New Mexico,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607817837
• ISBN13: 9781607817833
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"