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Edith Hall Dohan
Edith Hayward Hall Dohan (31 December 1877–14 July 1943) was an American archaeologist who earned Bryn Mawr College's first classical archaeology Ph.D. Hall was part of an excavation team with Harriet Boyd in her early career that most notably brought the first Mycenaean and pre-Mycenaean collection to be displayed in America. Hall later wrote The Decorative Art of Crete in the Bronze Age, which was published in 1906 that breaks down the evolution of the art and pottery in Crete from the Bronze Age.
On December 31, 1877, Dohan was born as Edith Hayward Hall in New Haven, Connecticut. Edith's father was Ely Ransom Hall, a teacher. Edith's mother was Mary Jane (new Smith). Edith was the second of three children with a father who attended Yale University.
Edith attended Woodstock Academy in Woodstock, Connecticut, along with her brother and sister, where her father, Ely Hall, was the principal.
Hall then attended Smith College in Northampton, MA. Her classes included Greek, Latin, and Mathematics. In 1899, Dohan received her Bachelor of Arts from Smith College. Hall then pursued her graduate studies at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. During her time at Bryn Mawr, she was awarded the Mary E. Garrett Fellowship. Hall applied for the Agnes Hoppin Memorial Fellow at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. She was selected for the fellowship, and started at the school in Fall of 1903. Hall was the only female student and stayed at the Merlin House, which was close to the school. Hall decided to study Mycenaean items and their patterns. Hall's time at the American School of Classical studies came to an end in 1905. In 1906, Dohan earned a PhD in classical archaeology from Bryn Mawr College.
Dohan's 1907 dissertation focused on art in Bronze Age Crete.
In February, 1904, Richard Seager sent Edith Hall news via telegram that she was invited to join Harriet Boyd in Gournia as Boyd wished to have a female companion to join her team on excavations in Crete. While working with Boyd, Dohan was to work as Boyd's assistant due to people looking down on a single female working alongside many men.
Hall was able to receive a grant from the American Exploration Society specifically to be in Gournia as Boyd's assistant.
Hall and Boyd had never met each other prior to Hall arriving to Gournia, Crete where she would begin her work in 1904. Upon arriving to Crete, Boyd realized that Hall was the ideal candidate for an assistant. Hall came onto the excavation site with knowledge of the Greek language and her previous studies, of Minoan and Mycenaean pottery designs, which meant she did not need much training compared to other candidates.
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Edith Hall Dohan
Edith Hayward Hall Dohan (31 December 1877–14 July 1943) was an American archaeologist who earned Bryn Mawr College's first classical archaeology Ph.D. Hall was part of an excavation team with Harriet Boyd in her early career that most notably brought the first Mycenaean and pre-Mycenaean collection to be displayed in America. Hall later wrote The Decorative Art of Crete in the Bronze Age, which was published in 1906 that breaks down the evolution of the art and pottery in Crete from the Bronze Age.
On December 31, 1877, Dohan was born as Edith Hayward Hall in New Haven, Connecticut. Edith's father was Ely Ransom Hall, a teacher. Edith's mother was Mary Jane (new Smith). Edith was the second of three children with a father who attended Yale University.
Edith attended Woodstock Academy in Woodstock, Connecticut, along with her brother and sister, where her father, Ely Hall, was the principal.
Hall then attended Smith College in Northampton, MA. Her classes included Greek, Latin, and Mathematics. In 1899, Dohan received her Bachelor of Arts from Smith College. Hall then pursued her graduate studies at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. During her time at Bryn Mawr, she was awarded the Mary E. Garrett Fellowship. Hall applied for the Agnes Hoppin Memorial Fellow at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. She was selected for the fellowship, and started at the school in Fall of 1903. Hall was the only female student and stayed at the Merlin House, which was close to the school. Hall decided to study Mycenaean items and their patterns. Hall's time at the American School of Classical studies came to an end in 1905. In 1906, Dohan earned a PhD in classical archaeology from Bryn Mawr College.
Dohan's 1907 dissertation focused on art in Bronze Age Crete.
In February, 1904, Richard Seager sent Edith Hall news via telegram that she was invited to join Harriet Boyd in Gournia as Boyd wished to have a female companion to join her team on excavations in Crete. While working with Boyd, Dohan was to work as Boyd's assistant due to people looking down on a single female working alongside many men.
Hall was able to receive a grant from the American Exploration Society specifically to be in Gournia as Boyd's assistant.
Hall and Boyd had never met each other prior to Hall arriving to Gournia, Crete where she would begin her work in 1904. Upon arriving to Crete, Boyd realized that Hall was the ideal candidate for an assistant. Hall came onto the excavation site with knowledge of the Greek language and her previous studies, of Minoan and Mycenaean pottery designs, which meant she did not need much training compared to other candidates.