Results for "First Ladies (Video recording : 1989)"
Calling All First Ladies
- Date: August 27, 2013
- Description: A closer look at the First Lady’s social obligation to exchange calling cards in the early 19th century.
Harriet Lane Johnston: First Lady of the National Collection of Fine Arts
- Date: August 8, 2019
- Description: Learn about Harriet Lane Johnston: First Lady, globetrotter, and founding donor of the Smithsonian American Art Museum!
- Blog Post
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.”
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.
- Blog Post
Lisa Stevens: The Inspiring Career of the “Panda Lady”
- Date: September 1, 2020
- Description: Known lovingly by the public as the “Panda Lady,” Lisa Stevens cultivated a rich thirty-year career at the National Zoological Park as the senior curator of mammals.
Link Love: 9/18/2020
- Date: September 18, 2020
- 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.
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.
Women in Humanities
- Date: March 3, 2015
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: To kick off Women's History month, a look at some of the women in humanities represented in the Smithsonian Institution Archives collections.
Link Love: 5/4/2018
- Date: May 4, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: The story of the first emoji which can be found in the Museum of Modern Art's collection. [via AIGA Eye on Design]U.S. National Archives is celebrating former first Lady and women’s rights advocate, Betty Ford, with new resources and citizen archivist activities where you can learn more about her life! [via NARA]Use this app, Native Land, to learn about the indigenous history
- Blog Post
Link Love: 7/3/2015
- Date: July 3, 2015
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
- Blog Post
Happy 50th Anniversary NMAH!
- Date: January 23, 2014
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Museum of American History which opened on January 23, 1964.
The Good Wife
- Date: September 28, 2011
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.