Hetty Goldman

Hetty Goldman (December 19, 1881 – May 4, 1972) was an American archaeologist. She was the first woman faculty member at the Institute for Advanced Study[1] and one of the first female archaeologists to undertake excavations in Greece and the Middle East.[2]

Born in New York City, Goldman was a member of the Goldman–Sachs banking family. In 1903 she received her A.B. from Bryn Mawr College and her Ph.D. from Radcliffe College in 1915.[3] She joined the Institute for Advanced Study in 1936 and retired in 1947.[1] Goldman was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1950.[4] In 1966, the Archaeological Institute of America awarded her the Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement.[5] She died May 4, 1972 in Princeton, New Jersey.[1]

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  1. 1 2 3 "Hetty Goldman". Institute for Advanced Study. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ Cohen, Getzel M.; Joukowsky, Martha Sharp (2006). Breaking Ground: Pioneering Women Archaeologists. University of Michigan Press. p. 299. ISBN 0472031740.
  3. ↑ "Hetty Goldman (1881-1972)". Bryn Mawn College. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter G" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement". Archaeological Institute of America. Retrieved July 29, 2014.

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