Later she and her husband led the Mana expedition to Easter Island from 1913 -- 1915 , during time which she carried out the pioneering excavations of the island 's legendary monuments .
Later she and her husband recorded the surviving oral history of the island 's past .
Later she and her husband led the Mana expedition to Easter Island from 1913 -- 1915 , during time which she carried out the pioneering excavations of the island 's legendary monuments , and recorded the surviving oral history of the island 's past .