The Life of Margaret Alice Murray A Womans Work in Archaeology is the first booklength biography of Margaret Alice Murray 18631963 one of the first women to practice archeology. Despite Murrays numerous professional successes her career has received little attention because she has been overshadowed by her mentor Sir Flinders Petrie. This oversight has obscured the significance of her career including her fieldwork the students she trained her administration of the pioneering Egyptology Department at University College London UCL and her published works. Rather than focusing on Murrays involvement in Petries archaeological program Kathleen L. Sheppard treats Murray as a practicing scientist with theories ideas and accomplishments of her own. This book analyzes the life and career of Margaret Alice Murray as a teacher excavator scholar and popularizer of Egyptology archaeology anthropology linguistics and more. Sheppard also analyzes areas outside of Murrays archaeology career including her involvement in the suffrage movement her work in folklore and witchcraft studies and her life after her official retirement from UCL. show more