“Crashing the Gates” is a series of lesson plans about three of the earliest female archeologists who worked with the National Park Service. Students will learn about Bertha Dutton, one of the first female archeologists who worked with the National Park Service. This lesson plan emphasizes her original methodologies and why her work was so important to both women’s history and cultural resource preservation. This lesson plan and activities are available in Spanish.
Recommended level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
1. Bertha Dutton: Pioneering Archaeologist