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    1. Clipping from EBONY September 1990 issue, page 92 featuring photographs of people at the Field to Factory exhibit installation in Anchorage, Alaska.

      The Women Behind the "Field to Factory" Exhibition

      • Date: October 6, 2022
      • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
      • Description: Current headlines about war and the impact of forced migration on women are stark reminders of historic migrations and how women adapted and took on new roles.In 1987, Field to Factory: Afro-American Migration 1915-1940 premiered at the National Museum of American History.

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      Archives on View: National Portrait Gallery’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition

      • Date: September 7, 2017
      • Creator: Charles Zange
      • Description: The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery (NPG) will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2018. Ahead of next year’s festivities, NPG unveiled an exhibition commemorating its May 1968 opening. The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) provided several pieces for this gallery, including a photo of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s dedication speech on May 3rd. Check out the full

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    5. A man in a suit stands next to skeletal bones that are much larger than him.

      Link Love: 5/3/2019

      • Date: May 3, 2019
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: 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.

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    7. Janet Harmon Bragg: Female Aviator

      • Date: March 22, 2011
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: For the month of March, the Smithsonian Institution Archives will be posting about interesting women from our collections in honor of Women’s History Month. Over the past two years, I have had the privilege of watching the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ Video History Collection interviews while they were digitized. One of my favorites is Black Aviators (RU 9545) because of

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    9. A man and woman stand in front of four exhibit cases of coins and paper currency.

      The Rich Legacy of Elvira Clain-Stefanelli

      • Date: March 18, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Though small in stature, Elvira Clain-Stefanelli was a force to be reckoned with at the Smithsonian, where she earned the role of the first executive director of the National Museum of American History’s National Numismatic Collection.

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    11. Dorothea Dix: Mental Health Reformer and Civil War Nurse

      • Date: March 29, 2012
      • Description: A profile of Dorothea Dix, a Civil War nurse and advocate for the mentally ill.

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    13. Female peep with plaid cape standing on seashore surrounded by fossils with black cliff and blue sky.

      Link Love: 3/30/2018

      • Date: March 30, 2018
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: 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

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      Smithsonian Volunteers: Thanks for the Time and Talent!

      • Date: April 6, 2017
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: In celebration of over a century of volunteer contributions at the Smithsonian, explore the work of some stellar volunteers from our collection.

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    17. Zoidis stands in front of a Star-Spangled Banner exhibit.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Marilyn Zoidis

      • Date: December 15, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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    19. The Smithsonian Goes Telephonic in 1878!

      • Date: June 28, 2018
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_9592,size=200,left]Did you know the Smithsonian was an early adopter of the telephone? In June of 1878, a system of electronic bells and telephones was installed throughout the Smithsonian Castle. The system connected several workrooms and offices to provide instant communications within the building. At that time, there were only 187 telephone lines

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      Link Love: 7/22/2011

      • Date: July 22, 2011
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: I couldn’t resist this collection of beautiful butterfly and creepy crawly engravings from BibliOdyssey this week. The Smithsonian has created a new Facebook page in honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, which we’ll regularly be contributing to. Hop on over and like the page! Apparently, it was not only illegal, but criminal for women to vote! Photos uncovered by

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      The World Is Yours: Fashion Parade of Presidents’ Wives

      • Date: March 4, 2021
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Take a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours titled “Fashion Parade of Presidents’ Wives.”

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