Daughters of the Desert: Women Anthropologists and the Native American Southwest, 1880-1980. Barbara A. Babcock; Nancy J. Parezo, Univ of New Mexico Pr, 1988. (an illustrated catalogue hardcover)
 
Anthropology
 
"This lavishly illustrated catalogue presents forty-five of these women and their work, concentrating on those women who began their careers before 1940 and who have worked primarily with the indegenous cultures of Arizona and New Mexico." This related essay includes brief biographical discussions of over 30 women who worked in the southwestern United States between 1880 and 1945. It was published as "The leading edge: Women anthropologists in the native American Southwest, 1880-1945," El Palacio 92 (1986).
 
Secure binding with clean pages. Mild cover edge wear and a light surface crease.