Mildred Mott Wedel

Mildred Mott Wedel
BornSeptember 7, 1912 Edit this on Wikidata
Marengo Edit this on Wikidata
DiedSeptember 4, 1995 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 82)
Boulder Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationArchaeologist, ethnohistorian Edit this on Wikidata
Spouse(s)Waldo Rudolph Wedel Edit this on Wikidata
1700 Ioway Indian Farm at Living History Farms, Wedel had consulted on the design

Mildred Mott Wedel (née Mildred Ingram Mott;[1] September 7, 1912 – September 4, 1995) was an American scholar of Great Plains archaeology and ethnohistory.[2][3] She was one of the first professionally trained female archaeologists and was distinguished in her field.[2][4] Many of her publications were about the Siouan people, and wrote several important articles on French exploration in the Central and Southern Plains.[5]

  1. ^ Hudson, David; Bergman, Marvin; Horton, Loren (May 2009). The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa. University of Iowa Press. p. 546. ISBN 978-1-58729-724-3.
  2. ^ a b "Archaeology on the Road" (PDF). Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa. Angela R. Collins, Lynn M. Alex, Cynthia Peterson, David Benn, Leah Rogers, John Doershuk. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2022-04-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ "Wedel, Mildred Mott (September 7, 1912–September 4, 1995)". The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa, The University of Iowa Libraries. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  4. ^ "Mildred Mott Wedel —A Pioneering Iowan Archaeologist" (PDF). MidwestArchaeology.org. Angela R. Collins, John F. Doershuk, David Gradwohl. Office of the State Archaeologist, The University of Iowa. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ Calloway, Colin Gordon (1988). New Directions in American Indian History. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-8061-2233-5.