1st Edition
Mildred Trotter and the Invisible Histories of Physical and Forensic Anthropology
By Emily Wilson
Copyright 2022
232 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
232 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
232 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
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In the wake of World War II, anatomist and anthropologist Mildred Trotter left the Midwest for a temporary post as the forensic anthropology expert for the Army in the Territory of Hawaii. Her formidable task was to identify the remains of war dead in order to return them to their families, in a national effort that continues to this day.
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1: Introduction
2: Hawaii and the Army
3: The Tibia
4: Life and Career
5: Women in Early Physical Anthropology
6: Women’s Experiences
7: Other Marginalized Contemporaries
8: Race, Sex, and Research
9: Later Years
Biography
Emily K. Wilson has worked as a forensic anthropologist with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in various capacities since 2013. Prior to this she worked at the National Museum of Health and Medicine outside DC and as a forensic technician for the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner’s World Trade Center recovery operation. She has published on a variety of subjects related to skeletal identification, museum curation of human remains, and the history of science.
