Results for "#groundbreaker"
Roxie Collie Laybourne: Remembering a Groundbreaker
- Date: March 26, 2013
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Roxie Collie Laybourne pioneered the field of forensic ornithology through her study of bird feathers, which has meant improved aviation safety.
Women in Science Wednesday: UNKNOWN
- Date: August 28, 2013
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: A weekly feature highlighting a groundbreaking woman in science.
Archives Puzzles: A Groundbreaking Day
- Date: June 14, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Elizabeth Broun
- Date: December 18, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Dr. Elizabeth Broun, Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery, 1989–2016, oversaw major renovations, welcomed groundbreaking exhibitions, and diversified the museum’s collections. She served as the museum’s Chief Curator and Assistant Director, 1983–88. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Marie C. Malaro
- Date: September 12, 2018
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: Marie C. Malaro was a lawyer in the Smithsonian's Office of General Counsel and published two landmark books on ethics and legal issues facing museums. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Mary Parrish
- Date: May 10, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Scientific illustrator Mary Parrish, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, collaborates with paleobiologists to show the public what extinct landcapes looked like. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Anna R. Cohn
- Date: April 3, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Anna R. Cohn, Director, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), 1988–2014, toured groundbreaking exhibitions across the United States. She joined the Smithsonian in 1983 as director of the international exhibition “The Precious Legacy” and later organized “Generations” for the S. Dillon Ripley Center’s International Gallery. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Zora Martin Felton
- Date: August 29, 2018
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: Zora Martin Felton was founding Director of the Education Department at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum for over thirty years. She served as Acting Director of the museum in 1989. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Ellen Stofan
- Date: April 18, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Dr. Ellen Stofan, the first woman to be appointed Director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, was NASA's chief scientist and a leader in the effort to send humans to Mars. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Louise Daniel Hutchinson
- Date: August 22, 2018
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: Louise Daniel Hutchinson (1928-2014) was founding Research Director at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, now the Anacostia Community Museum, and was a pioneer in both oral and community history. #Groundbreaker.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Erminnie Platt Smith
- Date: January 25, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Anthropologist Erminnie Platt Smith, Smithsonian's Bureau of American Ethnology, was an expert in the Iroquois Nation of New York and Canada and the first woman to specialize in ethnographic field work. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Melanie R. Bond
- Date: October 17, 2018
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: Biologist and primate keeper, Melanie R. Bond, was the first woman gorilla keeper at the National Zoo and co-authored the "Orangutan (Pongo) Care Manual" for the Association of Zoos & Aquariums. #Groundbreaker