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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Marian H. Pettibone

    • Date: April 12, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Bonus anecdote about Dr. Pettitbone:"While standing in line for a job interview during WWII, she overheard that men standing in the next line were going to get paid much more than those in her line. She then switched lines and became a spot welder, rather than a typist."

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    Adventures of an Ecologist

    • Date: January 7, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A Flickr Set from the field work of Helmut Buechner.

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  5. Reproductive physiologist, Dr. JoGayle Howard, Smithsonian National Zoo, dedicated her life to helping the reproduction of endangered species such as the black-footed ferret and clouded leopard. In 2010, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service gave Howard the prestigious award, “Recovery Champion.” #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. JoGayle Howard

    • Date: July 29, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: In Memorium: Dr. JoGayle Howard died March 5, 2011 at age 59, in Washington, D.C. from malignant melanoma. Her legacy lives on in the survival of the species that she studied, including the black-footed ferret, giant panda, clouded leopard, cheetah, fishing cat, Florida panther and elephant. Reproductive physiologist, Dr. JoGayle Howard, Smithsonian National Zoo, dedicated her

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  7. Robert Ridgway sits writing at his desk in his office located in the United States National Museum, Record Unit 7440 - American Ornithologists' Union, Records, 1871-1994, Smithsonian Institution Archives. Neg. no. SIA2008-2291.

    International Migratory Bird Day

    • Date: May 5, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: To celebrate International Migratory Bird Day on May 9th, we will be releasing recently digitized specimen drawings by ornithologist Robert Ridgway (1850-1929.) Ridgway's career with the Smithsonian began in 1864 when he wrote asking for help identifying a bird. As they say, the rest is history. Starting in 1869, Ridgway became curator at the Smithsonian's United States

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  9. Violent Rabbits Found in Medieval Manuscripts

    Link Love: 6/3/2016

    • Date: June 3, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Yikes, who knew bunnies could be so vicious? [via Colossal]A previously unpublished story by Langston Hughes was found in the Yale Archives. [via New Yorker]Now that's dedication: A WWI soldier finished his PhD dissertation in the trenches. [via Open Culture]Bad news for the cultural heritage sector; a UN report showing climate change is putting World Heritage Icons at risk.

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    Link Love: 12/26/2014

    • Date: December 26, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A find for early animation - Archivists at Norway's National Library discovered a missing animation film, Empty Socks, about Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a Disney precursor to Mickey Mouse. [via The National Library of Norway]A fascinating look at the workshop of Kenji Yamaguchi, a National Geographic employee who builds camera contraptions for their photographers. [via Proof,

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    #AskAnArchivist 2017: You Asked, We Answered

    • Date: October 19, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: On October 4th, 2017, we joined archivists around the U.S. for SAA's #AskAnArchivist on Twitter. We did finger warm-ups and dug up our tips and resources to answer your questions! We gave tips on preserving social media and autograph books. And things got a bit weird when people started sharing their favorite archival biodiversity photos, but fun nonetheless. We hope you enjoy

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    Link Love: 5/5/2017

    • Date: May 5, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A new understanding of the canine lineage brought to you by DNA and infographics. [via NBC News]A new open source platform was funded through IMLS for making historic newspapers accessible online. [via J. Willard Marriott Library]In the wake of Brexit, a new Migration Museum opened in London. [via artnet]You can travel the world with Smithsonian's National Anthroplogical

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    New Website: The Mischievous Megatherium Club!

    • Date: February 6, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: "It is five o’clock, when the Megatherium takes its prey, that the most interesting characters of the animal are seen. Then it roars with delight and makes up for the hard work of the day by much fun and conduction." Folks at Home, February 17, 1863, Robert Kennicott[edan-image:id=siris_sic_5844,size=250,left]Not only is this beast intriguing as a specimen, but it is the

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  19. Chemist Wanda Margarite Kirkbride Farr (b. 1895] sitting in lab. She was Director of the Cellulose Laboratories of the Chemical Foundation, at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research in Yonkers, New York, doing pioneering work on cellulose synthesis and plastids. She was known for the use of photographs and motion pictures in her research.

    Hats Off to Women in Science!

    • Date: January 15, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A nod to the hats of women in science in honor of National Hat Day.

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    New Image of Supernova

    • Date: April 8, 2009
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="385" caption="A Young Pulsar Shows its Hand, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory"][/caption] On Friday, April 3, the Chandra X-ray Observatory released a new image (with 10 times more data) of supernova B1509 which is now available on the Smithsonian Flickr Commons photostream. Chandra orbits the earth every 2.5 days capturing images

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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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