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  1. A man and woman in beige shirts and pants stand in front of four elephants. Four men are riding the elephants. The man in beige is wearing a hat and binoculars around his neck.

    A Crafty Way to Support the Smithsonian

    • Date: May 14, 2019
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: Tracing the history of the Smithsonian Women’s Committee, created in 1966 to raise funds to support the Institution, especially its educational programs.

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    Serena Katherine “Violet” Dandridge: Suffragist and Scientific Illustrator

    • Date: August 4, 2020
    • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
    • Description: As one of the first women to work in scientific illustration at the Smithsonian, Violet Dandridge made her mark at the United States National Museum.

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    #MCN50 Conference Next Week

    • Date: November 7, 2017
    • Creator: Charles Zange
    • Description: Behind the archivists, technicians, and specialists of the museum field are an abundance of organizations that network ideas, connect professionals, and present new strategies to broaden the impact of museums (American Alliance of Museums, Society of American Archivists, etc.). Many associations focus on specific aspects of this dynamic field and help to push museum practice

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  7. Highlights from the 2018 Society of American Archivists Conference

    • Date: September 11, 2018
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: Here is a look at some of the most interesting presentations Archives staff attended at this year's Society of American Archivists conference.

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  9. A Pioneer Mammalogist: Viola Shelly Schantz

    • Date: March 19, 2013
    • Description: In honor of Women's History Month, here is a brief biography of sorts about Viola S. Schantz, a prominent mammalogist who worked for the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service from 1918-1961.

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    “Smithsonian Station”: The Metro Station that Almost Wasn’t

    • Date: July 5, 2016
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: A station for the Metro, Washington DC’s subway system, was eliminated from early plans but protest by the Smithsonian ensured it would be built.

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    Smithsonian Spotlight: Carmen E. Turner

    • Date: February 20, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: How does one climb from working as a clerk typist to being appointed second-in-command at the Smithsonian? Meet Carmen Turner.

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    If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it...

    • Date: May 10, 2010
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: The seven scientists asked to testify for the defense standing in front of the Defense Mansion, 1925, by Watson Davis, Black and white photograph, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Image # SIA2008-1146"][/caption] We are nearing the 2nd anniversary of the Smithsonian launching on the

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    Louis Purnell, Airman and Curator

    • Date: February 22, 2011
    • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  19. Six women pose for a photograph. The photo is dated 8-31-30. The names of the women are written in cursive below the photo.The include: Louise A. Rosenbusch, Louise Pearson, Narcissus Smith, Helen A. Olmsted, Nellie Smith, and Margaret W. Moodey.

    Depression-Era Pen Pals: A Correspondence Between Two Hard-Working Women

    • Date: January 7, 2020
    • Description: Ruth B. MacManus and Gertrude Brown bonded over their heavy workloads and shared experiences as working women in the Great Depression. Together, they helped improve a publication that does not bear their names: the Smithsonian Scientific Series.

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  21. Television and the Smithsonian: The Allure of Objects

    • Date: October 15, 2012
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: Television often uses museum artifacts to impart reality within illusion, but the real objects retain their power and relevancy.

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    Fame ... By Any Other Name

    • Date: March 20, 2012
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: How social media has changed the ways that scientists, particularly women, can achieve fame in their respective fields.

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