Women Archaeologists Exhibit Opens
Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway, the Rhys Carpenter Professor Emerita of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, will reflect on the work of the extraordinary female archaeologists who came out of Bryn Mawr in the early part of the century in a lecture Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 4:30 p.m. in Carpenter Library 21. Her talk, sponsored by the Friends of the Bryn Mawr College Library, accompanies the opening of the exhibition Breaking Ground, Breaking Tradition: Bryn Mawr and the First Generations of Women Archaeologists.
A reception and viewing of the exhibition in the Class of 1912 Rare Book Room in Canaday Library will follow the lecture.
Ridgway is one of the great figures in classical archaeology. She holds doctorates from both Bryn Mawr and the University of Messina, and she has taught at Bryn Mawr since 1957. She is one of the foremost authorities on sculpture in the ancient world, the author of many books now considered classics in the field. In recognition of her lifetime achievements, the Archaeological Institute of America awarded her its most prestigious award, the Gold Medal, in 1988.
The exhibition will run from Sept. 25 through December 21 in the Class of 1912 Rare Book Room in Mariam Coffin Canaday Library.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, except for Fall Break and Thanksgiving weekends.
