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Join us on Saturday, May 10 at 1 p.m. as Shelby Tisdale, Ph.D. an award-winning author of No Place for a Lady: The Life Story of Archaeologist Marjorie F. Lambert, shares her insights on the first half of the 20th century when the Southwest beckoned and the burgeoning field of archaeology thrived.
She will share stories about Lambert, who became one of only a handful of women who not only left their imprint on the study of Southwestern archaeology but flourished.
Through Lambert’s life story, we gain new insight into the intricacies and politics involved in the development of archaeology and museums in New Mexico and the greater Southwest. We also learn about the obstacles that young women had to maneuver around in the early years of the development of Southwest archaeology.
A book signing will follow the presentation. We are excited to partner with Peregrine Book Company on this event — they will be providing copies of the book to be available for purchase at the presentation.
Tisdale is the retired director of the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, and a research associate in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona.
She has more than 40 years of combined experience in museum administration; anthropological, tribal museum and cultural resource management consulting; and university teaching. She is the former director of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos.
She also served as the Vice President of Curatorial and Exhibitions at the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles. Tisdale received her doctoral degree in cultural anthropology from the University of Arizona in 1997. Her B.A. is from the University of Colorado-Boulder where she studied anthropology and Southwestern archaeology, and her M.A. is from the University of Washington where she majored in social anthropology and museum studies.
She has published 45 articles and book chapters relating to American Indian art and culture, and women in the West.
The Highlands Center is a regional hub for lifelong learning, designed to invite discovery of the wonders of nature. For more information contact Lauren
Lovan at 928.776.9550 or
llovan@highlandscenter.org.
