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  1. A woman stands on a ladder sculpting a life-size horse. The head of the horse is a darker color. Another employee is in the background, standing on the ground and working on a different horse.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lora Moran-Collins

    • Date: November 21, 2018
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Lora Moran-Collins, 3D Studio Supervisor at Smithsonian Exhibits, made dioramas, mannequins, and models of horses, sea lions, dogs and more for displays across the Smithsonian from 1981 to 2017. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dianne H. Pilgrim

    • Date: June 14, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  5. Astrophysicist Dr. Nancy Remage Evans, formerly of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, was a major contributor to the construction of the Galactic Cepheid Database. She has made observations with the IUE, HST, Chandra, Spitzer, FUSE, WIRE, MOST, and XMM satellites. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Nancy Remage Evans

    • Date: April 22, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Astrophysicist Dr. Nancy Remage Evans, formerly of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, was a major contributor to the construction of the Galactic Cepheid Database. She has made observations with the IUE, HST, Chandra, Spitzer, FUSE, WIRE, MOST, and XMM satellites. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Amy Henderson

    • Date: September 5, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Amy Henderson, Curator Emerita at the National Portrait Gallery, studies the lively arts and celebrity culture; writing books and exhibits on Elvis Presley, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Graham, and pioneers in early broadcasting. #Groundbreaker

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  9. Retired geologist Dr. Ursula B. Marvin, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, studied lunar samples from the Apollo missions, and meteorites around the world. She has both an asteroid and a mountain ridge in the Antarctic ice named after her. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Ursula B. Marvin

    • Date: September 16, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Retired geologist Dr. Ursula B. Marvin, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, studied lunar samples from the Apollo missions, and meteorites around the world. She has both an asteroid and a mountain ridge in the Antarctic ice named after her. #Groundbreaker

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  11. Community Ecologist Dr. Sunshine A. Van Bael, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, studies how plants co-opt other organisms to aid in their own defense and, to what extent sustainable land-use practices support biodiversity conservation. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Sunshine A. Van Bael

    • Date: June 10, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Community Ecologist Dr. Sunshine A. Van Bael, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, studies how plants co-opt other organisms to aid in their own defense and, to what extent sustainable land-use practices support biodiversity conservation. #Groundbreaker

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  13. Harlean James (1877-1969) wrote Romance of the National Parks (1939) to advocate

    Women in Science Wednesday: Harlean James

    • Date: July 24, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  15. Gerharda Wilbrink (1875-1962) was a Dutch plant pathologist who specialized on sugar cane diseases in Java. Wilbrink published on this topic during 1920s and devised a well-known medium for growing bacteria called

    Women in Science Wednesday: Gerharda Wilbrink

    • Date: January 29, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  17. Maud Slye (1879-1954), a pathologist and noted cancer researcher

    Women in Science Wednesday: Maud Slye

    • Date: November 13, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting a groundbreaking woman in science.

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  19. Industrialist Vivien Kellems (1896-1975)

    Women in Science Wednesday: Vivien Kellems

    • Date: November 6, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting a groundbreaking woman in science.

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Linda McCann

    • Date: May 17, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  23. Catherine Macfarlane (1877-1969), a Philadelphia gynecologist

    Women in Science Wednesday: Catherine Macfarlane

    • Date: December 18, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting a groundbreaking woman in science.

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