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    Women in Science Wednesday: Wikipedia Edition, Part 3!

    • Date: March 23, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey now has a Wikipedia page thanks to our volunteers. Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey now has Wikipedia page thanks to our volunteers.

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  3. Photo of two women in lab working with bones and taxidermic animals and skeletons in background.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Melinda Zeder

    • Date: July 18, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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    The weather outside is frightful!

    • Date: December 21, 2009
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="356" caption="Unidentified rural letter carrier in his cold weather gear, c. 1910, Photographer unknown, National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection, Image ID A.2009-55"][/caption] To see this photo and other chilly reminders of the season, visit the Commons.

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  7. Staff Scientist Emirata, Dr. Mary Jane West-Eberhard, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, studies why some organisms live in societies & is noted for arguing that phenotypic & developmental plasticity play a key role in sharing animal evolution. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Mary Jane West-Eberhard

    • Date: July 1, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Staff Scientist Emirata, Dr. Mary Jane West-Eberhard, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, studies why some organisms live in societies & is noted for arguing that phenotypic & developmental plasticity play a key role in sharing animal evolution. #Groundbreaker

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  9. Dr. Mary Baker, Research Organic Chemist & Museum Conservator, Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute (1987–2000), used differential scanning calorimetry to determine the extent of crystallization in order to establish proper storage and handling procedures for spacesuits. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Mary T. Baker

    • Date: January 20, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Dr. Mary Baker, Research Organic Chemist & Museum Conservator, Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute (1987–2000), used differential scanning calorimetry to determine the extent of crystallization in order to establish proper storage and handling procedures for spacesuits. #Groundbreaker

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  11. Community Ecologist Dr. Sunshine A. Van Bael, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, studies how plants co-opt other organisms to aid in their own defense and, to what extent sustainable land-use practices support biodiversity conservation. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Sunshine A. Van Bael

    • Date: June 10, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Community Ecologist Dr. Sunshine A. Van Bael, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, studies how plants co-opt other organisms to aid in their own defense and, to what extent sustainable land-use practices support biodiversity conservation. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Dolores Piperno

    • Date: March 14, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Archaeologist & curator emerita, Dr. Dolores Piperno, Smithsonian Tropical Research Center, greatly expanded the knowledge of pre-Columbian cultures and was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2005. #Groundbreaker

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    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

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  17. B&W portrait of woman holding camera, leaning against glass with gorilla face on the other side.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Jessie Cohen

    • Date: March 21, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: 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

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lori Yarrish

    • Date: May 16, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Director Lori Yarrish, Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, led the museum during its 50th year to adopt a community-driven model increasing collaboration with D.C. Public Schools on issues such as sustainability and healthy eating. #Groundbreaker

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  21. Color image of bat flying towards researcher in the field.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Rachel Page

    • Date: March 1, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Congratulations to Rachel Page for receiving the Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Award to examine, "Tracking and manipulating cooperative relationships in vampire bats." Congratulations to Rachel Page for receiving the Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Award to examine, "Tracking and manipulating cooperative relationships in vampire bats."

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  23. Astrophysicist Dr. Andrea K. Dupree , and Kepler teammate, Ron Gilliland, obtained the first image of the surface of a star. She recently led a team that discovered fast hot winds from very young stars, which could profoundly affect their evolution and the environment of surrounding planets. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Andrea K. Dupree

    • Date: January 14, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Astrophysicist Dr. Andrea K. Dupree, and Kepler teammate, Ron Gilliland, obtained the first image of the surface of a star. She recently led a team that discovered fast hot winds from very young stars, which could profoundly affect their evolution and the environment of surrounding planets. #Groundbreaker

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