Women's History Month edition, continued!
- The story of fossil seller and paleontologist Mary Anning (for whom the "She Sells Seashells" rhyme was possibly written), in Peeps. [via The Last Word on Nothing]
- A look at the WWI Women's Land Army composed of "farmettes" who went outside the home to address the national food shortage. [via LOC Blog]
- For 25 cents an hour, less than their male counterparts, a group of "female computers" mapped the 19th-century universe. [via Smithsonian Insider]
- Our National Zoo is getting a new Asian elephant! [via NBC 4]
- Help the Smithsonian's Environmental Research Center track invasive species in coastal environments. [via SERC]
- The Library of Congress just released musical additions to its National Recording Registry, from "Rock Around the Clock" to the "Sound of Music". [via Librarian of Congress]
- The most popular art exhibits of 2017. [via Art Newspaper]
- One-stop-searching for the history of the U.S. Federal Government. [via Society for History in the Federal Government]
- The Washington Post featured Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's curator of fossil plants, Scott Wing, and his discovery of a fossil leaf that provides important clues to understanding climate change today:
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