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  1. Bethune Gibson, head conservator for the National Museum of Natural History's Anthropology Conservation Laboratory, set standards for anthropological conservation, and along with her team, conserved nearly 18,000 objects in 12 years. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Bethune Gibson

    • Date: December 9, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Bethune Gibson, head conservator for the National Museum of Natural History's Anthropology Conservation Laboratory, set standards for anthropological conservation and along with her team, conserved nearly 18,000 objects in 12 years.

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  3. The National Museum of Natural History’s Forensic Ornithologist, Carla Dove, examines the remains of birds that struck airplanes in order to minimize future, sometimes fatal, bird-strike accidents. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Carla Dove

    • Date: January 7, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: The National Museum of Natural History’s Forensic Ornithologist, Carla Dove, examines the remains of birds that struck airplanes in order to minimize future, sometimes fatal, bird-strike accidents. #Groundbreaker

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  5. Conservator Carolyn Rose (left) was head of the National Museum of Natural History's Anthropology Conservation Laboratory, was thesis advisor for over 30 students, and received the 1992 Rutherford John Gettens Merit Award for outstanding contributions to the American Institute for Conservation.

    Women in Science Wednesday: Carolyn Rose

    • Date: December 16, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Conservator Carolyn Rose (left) was head of the National Museum of Natural History's Anthropology Conservation Laboratory, was thesis advisor for over 30 students, and received the 1992 Rutherford John Gettens Merit Award for outstanding contributions to the American Institute for Conservation.

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  7. Dr. Marguerite Toscano, Quaternary Marine Geoscientist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, investigates paleobiologic and paleogeologic topics focused on fossil coral reefs and mangrove deposits of the Caribbean region. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Marguerite Toscano

    • Date: June 3, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Dr. Marguerite Toscano, Quaternary Marine Geoscientist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, investigates paleobiologic and paleogeologic topics focused on fossil coral reefs and mangrove deposits of the Caribbean region. #Groundbreaker

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  9. Conservator Lisa Young, National Air and Space Museum, has developed new procedures to slow down the deterioration of the museum’s spacesuits which contain several different materials, some of which are not visible to the naked eye! #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Lisa Young

    • Date: October 14, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Conservator Lisa Young, National Air and Space Museum, has developed new procedures to slow down the deterioration of the museum’s spacesuits which contain several different materials, some of which are not visible to the naked eye! #Groundbreaker

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  11. Geologist Sharon Purdy, Center for Earth and Planetary Sciences at the National Air and Space Museum, investigates the geology and geomorphology of landforms on Mars that were formed and (or) modified by surface water. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Sharon Purdy

    • Date: September 30, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Geologist Sharon Purdy, Center for Earch and Planetary Sciences at the National Air and Space Museum, investigates the geology and geomorphology of landforms on Mars that were formed and (or) modified by surface water. #Groundbreaker

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  13. Shirley Cherkasky, public programs coordinator, National Museum of American History

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Shirley Cherkasky

    • Date: September 28, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Shirley Cherkasky, public programs coordinator, National Museum of American History, and culinary historian, had several curious tasks in coordinating public programs for the Smithsonian, from hiring an Uncle Sam reenacto for July 4th to procuring the correct tree leaves for a Swiss musician to play. #Groundbreaker

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  15.  The first African American female elevator operator and museum technician at the National Museum of Natural History, Sophie Lutterlough, tirelessly worked to restore and classify thousands of myriapoda and tick specimen. #Groundbreaker

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Sophie Lutterlough

    • Date: May 4, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: The first African American female elevator operator and museum technician at the National Museum of Natural History, Sophie Lutterlough, tirelessly worked to restore and classify thousands of myriapoda and tick specimen. #Groundbreaker

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  17. Lucile Mann, dressed in high socks, boots, and slacks, stands next to her husband in British Guiana during an expedition in 1931.

    Finding Lucile Mann: Tropical Fish and Zoological History

    • Date: March 11, 2021
    • Description: While Lucile Mann’s contributions to zoological history have often been reduced to her work raising infant animals, her work with the National Zoo and resulting publications demonstrate that her legacy should be reexamined.

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    Hot Topics in Archival Research: Summer 2017

    • Date: July 6, 2017
    • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
    • Description: What does the Smithsonian Institution Archives collect? We say we hold records about the history of the Smithsonian and its people, programs, research, and activities. But this answer doesn’t quite do justice to the breadth and depth of our holdings.The reference team fields around 6,000 queries per year. Ask us what people have been researching recently, and you'll get into

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    Panoramic Panic! A Sticky Situation, Part 2

    • Date: August 5, 2010
    • Description: This piece is part two in a series of posts about Smithsonian Institution Archives’ (SIA) paper conservator and interns working on stabilizing a 1921 panoramic photo of air mail pilots and crews that is being moved to the National Air and Space Museum’s (NASM) Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Also see part 1 and a related post on NASM's blog. [caption id="attachment_7587"

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  23. Rube Goldberg and wife Irma interacting with the machine exhibits and attendees riding a bicycle. Photographs being taken of Goldberg sitting near his cartoons speaking to the press. Also, dinner table seating with the Goldbergs, Smithsonian Institution Secretary S. Dillon Ripley and NMHT Director Daniel Boorstin.

    Do It the Hard Way, Like Rube Goldberg

    • Date: November 24, 2020
    • Description: Rube Goldberg, the subject of a 1970 exhibition at the National Museum of American History, produced thousands of drawings and comic strips, as well as, films, photographs, and over-the-top machines. A true celebrity in his time, Goldberg set standards in political cartooning and contributed to the development of thousands of extravagant and entertaining contraptions that have

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