Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

Less than 19% of Wikipedia biographies in English represent women. Edit-a-thons can help change that.

For Social Media Day, we’re recapping how a Facebook follower solved an archival mystery by giving a name to our most popular “unidentified male model.”

Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series, titled Wonderful Women Wednesday. 

On June 16, 2006, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum changed its name for the third time, signaling a renewed focus on local Black history and beyond.

Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series, titled Wonderful Women Wednesday. 

Explore this brief introduction to oral history based on best practices used in the Archives’ Smithsonian Oral History Program.

Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

Roslyn A. Walker was the Director of Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art from 1997 to 2002.