Mildred Mott Wedel

Oct 26, 2022 | ,

Mildred Mott Wedel (1912–1995) was a pioneering Iowan archaeologist and a distinguished scholar, most notably in Prairie-Plains ethnohistory. Born in Marengo in Iowa County, Mildred majored in History at the University of Iowa and subsequently studied Anthropology at the University of Chicago. Her Master’s thesis in 1938 entitled “The Relation of Historic Indian Tribes to […]

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