Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8927-2680
Date of Award
Spring 5-4-2023
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Dr. Joshua Kwoka
Second Advisor
Dr. Jeffrey B. Glover
Third Advisor
Dr. Nicola Sharratt
Abstract
Among the Iroquois, hide processing is a highly gendered practice dominated by women. Due to the egalitarian structure of Iroquois villages, work is often distributed equally among individuals based on Iroquois gender roles. The village and surrounding areas are divided into spatial domains comprised of gendered controlled activities such as hide processing. Examining these domains through a task differentiation approach makes it possible to associate artifacts within the archaeological record with gendered labor division. Drawing on ethnohistoric and ethnographic data, this thesis analyzes gendered labor division at the Simmons Site, a Late Woodland Period (AD 900-1650) village in Elma, New York. Additionally, I highlight similarities and differences in how gendered practices were constructed and experienced by the residents of Iroquoian sites within the region. This research challenges previous gendered task differentiation models to ensure that the roles and contributions of Iroquoian women are represented in future archaeological analysis and interpretation.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/35512644
Recommended Citation
Hart, Brittany G., "Gendered Division of Labor among the Late Woodland Iroquois: Lithic Scrapers and Hide Production at the Simmons Site, New York." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2023.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/35512644
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