![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mary Allsebrook's lighthearted and extremely readable account of her mother's extraordinary experiences shows Harriet Boyd to be truly one of America's pioneers. Born to Rebel: The Life of Harriet Boyd Hawes (1992), written by her daughter, Mary Allsebrook. While the past and its arts were her profession, the present and the future were her passionate interest - whether local social problems in her home town of Boston or international affairs which took her to lunch with Mrs Roosevelt at the White House. While prominent as a lecturer and teacher, archaeology was only a part of her life: in 1897 she was nursing with the Red Cross in the Greco-Turkish war, in 1915 she was nursing Serbian typhoid victims on Corfu, and by 1917 she was in Northern France setting up a rehabilitation center within sound of the front. She was the first woman to lecture to the Archaeological Instituite of America - ten times in fourteen days in January 1902. Export to RefWorks Export to EndNoteWeb Export to EndNote Save to List Born to rebel : the life of Harriet Boyd Hawes / Mary Allsebrook. At a time when few women traveled on their own, she discovered, excavated and published an account of the Minoan town of Gournia in Crete. Born to rebel MARC Cite this Email this Print Export Record. Read Born to Rebel: The Life of Harriet Boyd Hawes (Gr-gen) book reviews & author details and more at Amazon.in. Harriet Boyd was the first woman to lead an archaeological excavation in the Aegean. Amazon.in - Buy Born to Rebel: The Life of Harriet Boyd Hawes (Gr-gen) book online at best prices in India on Amazon.in. ![]()
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