Cynthia Irwin-Williams

Cynthia Irwin-Williams
Cynthia Irwin-Williams in 1964
Born	(1936-04-14)April 14, 1936 Denver, Colorado
Died	15 June 1990(1990-06-15) (aged 54) Reno, Nevada
Alma mater	Radcliffe College (BA, MA) Harvard University (PhD)
Known for	Picosa culture Oshara tradition
Scientific career
Fields	Anthropology, Archaeology

Cynthia Irwin-Williams (April 14, 1936 – June 15, 1990) was an archaeologist of the prehistoric American Southwest. She received a B.A. in Anthropology from Radcliffe College in 1957; the next year she received a M.A. in the same field. In 1963 she completed her educational career in Anthropology with a PhD. from Harvard University. Beginning her career in the 1950s, Irwin-Williams was considered a groundbreaker for women in archaeology, like her friend and supporter Hannah Marie Wormington.^[1]