Despite the challenges and the vagaries of her rugged, adventurous life, Ann Axtell Morris is now remembered as a trailblazer
Ann Axtell Morris stood still, keenly aware that any motion could send her tumbling a hundred feet to the desert floor below. The young archaeologist’s climb into an ancient cliff dwelling had yielded a cache of Navajo objects. But Morris had underestimated how difficult it would be to get back down.in a 1933 account. “Whatever was to be done I had to do myself.
Gayer, Nat Geo Image CollectionBorn in 1900, Morris became fascinated with the past at an early age. She found her way to archaeology in the 1920s. It was a golden age for the field, which had become more scientific and professionalized in the late 19th century. The discipline was unwelcoming to women, however: Despite gains in women’s education, the majority of the profession was male, and women facedThat didn’t dissuade her.
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