Learn more about Margaret Collins, a pioneering zoologist and civil rights activist.

A selection of photographic highlights from the Alice Paul Memorial March, held in Washington D.C., August 26, 1977.

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Uta C. Merzbach was the Smithsonian's first curator of mathematical instruments. As a curator at the National Museum of American History, she brought her field to life with unique presentations of mathematical concepts and computer history.

Photographer, Jessie Cohen, Smithsonian's National Zoo, worked for nearly 30 years patiently and sensitively photographing the animals while also managing the Zoo's photo collection which consists of thousands of images, from glass plate negatives to digital. #Groundbreaker

Continuing our celebration of Women’s History Month, take a minute to revisit “The Magnificent Enterprise” exhibition, sponsored by Vassar College and circulated by Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service in 1961.

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