Zelia Nuttall and Isabel Ramirez Castañeda: two ways to practice and write archaeology at the beginning of the 20th Century in Mexico

Drawing upon archival records, this article examines the experiences of Zelia Nuttall and Isabel Ramírez Castañeda in Mexican archaeology, their relation with the International School of American Ethnology and Archaeology (1910-1914), and their distinct ways to participate in archaeology in a particular moment of professionalization. This article offers institutional, social, and biographical information that broadens our understanding of the experiences of pioneer women anthropologists.

Zelia Nuttall; Isabel Ramírez Castañeda; History of Anthropology; Gender; Nationalism