Blog Posts Smithsonian Women in Science September 17, 2019 by Dr. Elizabeth Harmon Learn how we’re creating a better record of women in science at the Smithsonian. Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Marie-Hélène Sachet June 26, 2019 by Emily Niekrasz Dr. Marie-Hélène Sachet joined the Smithsonian in 1966 as a special advisor in tropical botany at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. When the program ended in 1968, she was transferred to the Department of Botany, where she remained, eventually serving as a curator in the division, until her death in 1986. #Groundbreaker Link Love: 4/5/2019 April 5, 2019 by Deborah Shapiro 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. Link Love: 3/15/2019 March 15, 2019 by Deborah Shapiro 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. Science Service, Up Close: Women in Geology and Paleontology March 14, 2019 by Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette To celebrate Women’s History Month, here are two examples of 20th-century women who applied their education and expertise in geology and paleontology outside traditional university career paths. Wonderful Women Wednesday: Elaine R.S. Hodges March 13, 2019 by Emily Niekrasz Elaine R.S. Hodges, scientific illustrator at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 1965–1996, made drawings of insects and other organisms that were frequently used by Smithsonian scientists. She was a founder of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators and edited the Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration (1989). #Groundbreaker Celebrating Women’s History Month with #HerNaturalHistory March 7, 2019 by Emily Niekrasz For Women's History Month, we're participating in the Biodiversity Heritage Library’s Her Natural History campaign to highlight women in natural history in our collections. Learn about how you can join in on all of the fun this month! Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Autumn-Lynn Harrison March 6, 2019 by Emily Niekrasz Dr. Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Research Scientist at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center since 2014, works with large marine vertebrates, including pinnipeds and seabirds. She is the Program Manager of the Migratory Connectivity Project, which aims to use technologies to track bird species throughout their annual cycle. #Groundbreaker Link Love: 2/22/2019 February 22, 2019 by Deborah Shapiro 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. Hot Topix in Archival Research, Fall 2018 December 27, 2018 by Deborah Shapiro We highlight a few topics explored this fall by researchers at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2 3 next › last » Produced by the Smithsonian Institution Archives. For copyright questions, please see the Terms of Use.