Dorothy (Long) Pond, a 1925 graduate of the University of Wisconsin (B.A., Economics), and Alonzo Pond, a young archaeologist, fell in love through letters while he was on an expedition in the Sahara. Immediately after their wedding, they left for another Algerian expedition. She became his partner in archaeology, tourism businesses, radio broadcasting, and writing. She edited and typed his manuscripts for publication. She lectured on their travels and on natural history and published childhood memories. When Alonzo's work kept him away for months at a time, she was the sole homemaker for their children, Chomingwen and Arthur.
"Dorothy Pond's If Women Have Courage... provides a unique perspective on North African archaeology and its social milieu in the interwar period, from one of the few women who participated in field expeditions in that era. Along with its Afterword by Mary Jackes and David Lubell, this book is highly engaging and informative." -- Dr. WILLIAM GREEN, James E. Lockwood Jr. Director, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, USA "Her [Dorothy Pond] memoir plunges contemporary American readers not only into rural North Africa but also into an unfamiliar time before mass media, the Internet and television. Her low-key, respectful, curious engagement with Algerian Muslims also stands out." JIM HIGGINS, Journal Sentinel Milwaukee.
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