Those of little note
Subtitle: gender, race, and class in historical archaeology
By: edited by Elizabeth M. Scott.
Contributors: Scott, Elizabeth M.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
Subjects: Archaeology and history -- North America; Sex role -- North America -- History; Social classes -- North America -- History; North America -- Antiquities
Description: Because some classes of people may not have been considered worthy of notice by dominant social groups in the past, they may be less visible to us today in historical and archaeological records; consequently, they remain less studied. This volume attempts to redress this oversight by presenting case studies of historical and archaeological research on various ethnic, racial, gender, and socioeconomic groups in colonial and post-colonial North America.

These contributions illustrate how historical archaeologists and ethnohistorians have used documentary and archaeological evidence to retrieve information on neglected aspects of American history.

They explore ways of making more visible Native Americans, African Americans, and Euro-Americans of differing ethnic groups and economic classes, and also shed new light on such groups as celibate religious communities, women in predominantly male communities, and working-class and middle-class women in urban communities.

Readers will find many chapters rewarding in their application of sophisticated feminist theory to archaeological data. As the first archaeologically focused collection to examine the interconnectedness of gender, class, race, and ethnicity in past societies, Those of Little Note sets new standards for future research.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.