Results for "First ladies"
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.
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First Lady in Flight
- Date: August 11, 2009
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="269" caption="First Lady of the Land, First Lady of the Air, by John Roosevelt, c. 1936, National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center, Archives Center"][/caption] One of the things I love about working at the Smithsonian is spending my days typing keywords into our search engines and seeing what kind of images will
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!
Sneak Peek 10/1/2018
- Date: October 1, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Donation of Betty Ford dress to collection of First Ladies gowns at National Museum of History and Technology, now known as National Museum of American History, with Frankie Welch, fashion designer, First Lady Betty Ford, and Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, 76-7870-11A.
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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.”
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Polly Willman
- Date: May 13, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Polly Willman, Conservator of Costumes, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, 1988–99, supervised staff and treated costume and textile objects for the museum’s major exhibitions, including for the redesign of the First Ladies Hall. #Groundbreaker
Sneak Peek 6/18/2018
- Date: June 18, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Construction of Angelica Van Buren mannequin for First Ladies Hall exhibition at National Museum of History and Technology, now known as the National Museum of American History, November 1972, SIA Acc. 11-009, 73-1221-25A.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lisa Kathleen Graddy
- Date: April 19, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Deputy Chair of political history at the National Museum of American History, Lisa Kathleen Graddy, chooses artifacts to represent the American political landscape, and has curated popular exhibits on the first ladies and the women's suffrage movement. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Suzanne Thomassen-Kraus
- Date: April 13, 2022
- 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.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Margaret Brown Klapthor
- Date: June 29, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Margaret Brown Klapthor, National Museum of American History, was an expert on White House history, curated the Smithsonian’s First Ladies collection, and wrote several books on First Ladies history. #Groundbreaker
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
Sneak Peek 4/25/2012
- Date: April 25, 2012
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Elizabeth Montgomery visits the First Ladies exhibit.