Aileen Fox (1907-2005)

Although Fox read English at the University of Cambridge, women were not granted degrees at the time and she was unable to graduate until 1948.
An archaeologist, Fox's first excavation was at Richborough Roman Fort, where the Romans landed in Britain during their invasion in AD 43.
After the war, she became a special lecturer at the University College of the South West (UCSW) at Exeter.
Fox was one of the first female lecturers in archaeology, UCSW eventually becoming Exeter University.
Subsequently, she lectured at Auckland University, New Zealand, for ten years, undertaking various roles and rejuvenating the investigation of many Maori pa-hill forts.
Fox is remembered for being a co-founder of the New Zealand Archaeological Association.

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Author: Callum Baker (2021) LJMU Student

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