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.
Description: While digitizing the collection of Smithsonian entomologist Doris Holmes Blake, I discovered a treasure trove of correspondence that sheds light about growing up as a young woman in the mid-20th century and the story of an intimate mother-daughter relationship.
Description: Ann S. Campbell was one of the first women managers at the Smithsonian. Between 1968 and 1980, she directed the Management Analysis Office, responsible for surveying the Institution’s offices on their objectives, staffing, and function and developing any necessary operational changes. Under Campbell, the office was also tasked with issuing Smithsonian directives, including
Description: Searching through the Smithsonian Institution Archives collections to find our who designed the star logo for the National Collection of Fine Arts.
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.
Description: Research on shark attacks began at the National Museum of Natural History in 1958 when the Shark Research Panel was formed to track attacks and develop shark repellents.
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.