Many anthropologists have studied the culture of the Maya, Mexico’s indigenous people. Crystal Sheedy ’08 is one of the first women to do it in the ancient Maya language. In doing so, she found that ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Artist Emily Damstra is behind the depiction of Angelou, as well as a forthcoming quarter featuring actress Anna May Wong. The Maya Angelou American Woman Quarter, designed by Emily Damstra and ...

In her book Talking Back, Feminist Thinking, Black Thinking, bell hooks talks about how often ‘feminist women (many of whom are white) say they want to hear women who until now haven’t had a voice, ...

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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Just three days after she was caught at a Guatemalan airport trying to smuggle two 1,000-year-old Mayan relics out of the country, officials say, a U.S. woman has been caught ...

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ALBANY, N.Y (NEWS10) — A group of women in Guatemala has been passing down the tradition of weaving for more than two thousand years. It’s a tradition that Mayan Hands, a nonprofit in Albany, is on a ...

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A woman from Washington, D.C.,was in for quite the surprise after she purchased a vase from a thrift shop for $3.99, which turned out to be a Mayan artifact. Mom of three and cultural worker Anna Lee ...

Barefoot and draped in the colorful embroidery of traditional Maya huipil garb, 20-year-old Sitlali Yovana Poot Dzib steps up to the plate, wiggling her bat overhead as she faces the pitch. The field ...