essay
Iroquois women, then and now
Symposium on local diversity in Iroquois culture • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1951 • Pages: 167-187
By: Randle, Martha Champion.
Abstract
The information for this article was obtained by Martha Champion Randle, a professional anthropologist, chiefly from field work undertaken at the Six Nations Reserve in 1947 and 1950, and to a lesser degree from the written accounts of early observers of the Iroquois (e.g., Morgan). Randle compares the statuses and roles of women in Iroquois society before white contact with those of ca. 1950. There are also data on division of labor by sex, the extended family, women's participation in ceremonial activities, differential effects of acculturation on men and women, childhood education, marriage regulations, and a generaal picture of the Iroquois in 1950.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1996
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1961
- Field Date
- 1947, 1950
- Coverage Date
- 1947, 1950
- Coverage Place
- Six Nations Reserve, Grand River, Ontario, Canada
- Notes
- Marth Randle Champion
- LCSH
- Iroquois Indians