Women in National Parks

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• Woman looks out over Cape Cod National Seashore
  A woman looks out to sea from a bluff at Cape Cod National Seashore.
• Roshanara with a camping trailer in Acadia National Park
  A woman referred to only as Roshanara stands in front of a camping trailer at Dorr Point in Acadia National Park.
• Swimmers in Acadia National Park
  A woman in a bathing suit and cap sits on rocks at the edge of the water in Acadia National Park. A caption on the photo says she is "Susan Phelps."
• Visitors at Sand Beach in Acadia National Park
  Two visitors in bathing suits sit on Sand Beach in Acadia National Park.
• Ardra Tarbell and Sylvia Cough in Acadia National Park
  Ardra Tarbell, Acadia National Park Clerk and Administrative Officer, and Sylvia Cough, secretary to Park Superintendent Benjamin L. Hadley. The two women pose at Sieur de Monts Spring.
• NPS employee talks to children in Acadia National Park
  A NPS employee speaks with girls during 6th Grade Forest Study Camp in Acadia National Park.
• Mission dive team inside the Tektite II habitat
  Tektite II all-female saturation dive team inside the submerged habitat.
• Artist's rendering of the Tektite II underwater habitat.
  An artists cutaway rendering of the living and research spaces of the Tektite II underwater habitat, where the all-female dive team lived and worked for two weeks.
• An awards ceremony for the Tektite II female dive team.
  An award ceremony for the "all girl" Tektite II underwater research team is held by the Secretary of Interior in Washington, DC.
• A Tektite II diver checks equipment.
  One of the all-female Tektite II team members checks dive equipment in preparation for their mission.
• All-female Tektite II team on the docks in Virgin Islands National Park.
  The five members of Tektite II's all-female dive team stand on the dock in swimsuits before beginning their mission.
• Dive team enters the water during Tektite II project.
  The all-female research team dives into the waters of Lameshur Bay, St. John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands while preparing to live in the Tektite II habitat.
• Mitsuko T. Shikuma stands in front of a sign in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.
  NPS employee Mitsuko T. Shikuma stands next to a plaque showing Stephen Mather, first director of the National Park Service. Mrs. Shikuma was an "information-receptionist" at Hawai'i National Park.
• Camper setting up for bad weather in Haleakalā National Park.
  A backpacker wearing a face mask sets up camp in bad weather at a backcountry campsite in Haleakalā National Park on Maui.
• A woman serves lunch at Haleakalā Crater Rim.
  An unnamed woman assists in serving lunch to three men at a resthouse on the rim of Haleakalā Crater in Hawaii, seven years before the establishment of Hawai'i National Park Haleakalā Section in 1916. Haleakalā became an independent park in 1961.
• Indian Field Days
  Content Note: Indian Field Days, while an important place for basket weavers like Tabuce Howard to sell and market their work, were a series of events that subjected local indigenous populations to discrimination and stereotyping. Native peoples in the area were paid to wear costumes belonging to Plains Indians and stand by fabricated "wig wams" for the benefit of white tourists. Because of the often untruthful depictions of local indigenous peoples in the images from these events, we have largely left them out of our archive. This image is the exception as it does present an important role in the lives of female basket weavers like Tabuce Howard, Lucy Telles, and Carrie Bethel.
• Basket by Tabuce Howard
  Coiled. Willow, sedgeroot, redbud, bracken fern root. H 17, Dia 36 cm Yosemite National Park, YOSE 66801
• Basket by Tabuce Howard
  Unlike other weavers who created their patterns by counting out beads as they wove, Maggie Howard would sometimes bead directly onto a pattern to avoid having to count beads. Maggie stitched the pattern to this basket and then beaded over it. Coiled. Glass seed bead, willow, paper, thread. H 9, Dia. 16.2 cm Yosemite National Park, YOSE 7223
• Basket by Tabuce Howard
  This basket is one of several Maggie Howard made incorporating her Paiute name "Tabuce" as the pattern. Coiled. Willow, bracken fern root, redbud. H 7.5, Dia 15.2 cm Yosemite National Park, YOSE 7863
• Michael and Anne in the Yosemite Valley
  Children's book describing Michael Adams and Anne Adams Helms adventures in the High Sierras illustrated with photographs by Ansel Adams. Story follows the daily life and customs of brother and sister living in the Yosemite Valley exploring nature, visiting with Maggie ""Tabuce"" Howard (a major basket demonstrator and member of the Mono Lake Paiute tribe), and spending time with their Uncle Don.
• Maggie Howard--Mono Lake Paiute--ca 1930's at Yosemite
  Yosemite Maggie Howard--Mono Lake Paiute--ca 1930's at Yosemite Photograph Notes: Maggie Howard--Ta-bu-ce--Mono Lake Paiute--ca 1930's--Yosemite Valley Indian Day Indian Photograph Source
• Samoan villagers perform a traditional dance in the National Park of American Samoa.
  Samoan villagers perform as part of a cultural demonstration in the National Park of American Samoa.
• A Thanksgiving Instagram post featuring Maggie Tabuce Howard
  Caption reads: "Happy Thanksgiving from Yosemite! Thanksgiving is not the only celebration of gratitude and plentiful harvest in the fall. Many California tribes hold acorn festivals each autumn, celebrating the acorn and thanking the Creator for providing an abundant harvest. The original people of Yosemite depended on the acorn for much of their diet, and the California black oak came to symbolize life. This staple was collected in the autumn and stored in large granaries, to be used throughout the year. The versatile acorn could be turned into a wide variety of dishes, from acorn mush, to soup, bread, or cakes. Tabuce (“Maggie”) Howard (1870-1947) was a Paiute woman who was born at Mono Lake but moved to Yosemite Valley at a young age. At first, she made her livelihood working in park hotels, and later by making baskets to sell to tourists. Most importantly, she also gave public presentations where she demonstrated traditional crafts and cooking techniques. Photos show her processing and pounding acorns, then cooking acorn cakes on a heated stone. November is National Native American Heritage Month, and Yosemite is the ancestral home of seven traditionally associated tribes: the American Indian Council of Mariposa County, Inc. (aka Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation), Bishop Paiute Tribe, Bridgeport Indian Colony, Mono Lake Kutzadikaa, North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California, Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians, and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians. Learn more about Yosemite's original people on the park website (link in our profile.) #NAHeritage #Yosemite #nationalpark"
• Bread From Acorns
  A video of Maggie Tabuce Howard demonstrating how Native Americans used acorns to make bread.
• Mono "Maggie", Yosemite Park, Calif.
  View of the Paiute woman Tabuce, also known as Maggie Howard, in Yosemite in native dress. A bark house is seen behind her.