The Life of Margaret Alice Murray

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<span><span>The Life of Margaret Alice Murray: A Womans Work in Archaeology</span><span> is the first book-length biography of Margaret Alice Murray (18631963), one of the first women to practice archeology. Despite Murrays numerous professional successes, her career has received little attention because she has been overshadowed by her mentor, Sir Flinders Petrie. This oversight has obscured the significance of her career including her fieldwork, the students she trained, her administration of the pioneering Egyptology Department at University College London (UCL), and her published works. Rather than focusing on Murrays involvement in Petries archaeological program, Kathleen L. Sheppard treats Murray as a practicing scientist with theories, ideas, and accomplishments of her own. This book analyzes the life and career of Margaret Alice Murray as a teacher, excavator, scholar, and popularizer of Egyptology, archaeology, anthropology, linguistics, and more. Sheppard also analyzes areas outside of Murrays archaeology career, including her involvement in the suffrage movement, her work in folklore and witchcraft studies, and her life after her official retirement from UCL.</span></span><br><span></span>

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<span><span><span>Kathleen L. Sheppard</span><span> is assistant professor of history at Missouri University of Science and Technology.</span></span><br><span></span></span>

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