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  1. Dorothy Maud Wrinch (1894-1976), philosopher and mathematician, was known for her theoretical work on protein structure.

    Women In Science Wednesday: Dorothy Maud Wrinch

    • Date: October 8, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting groundbreaking women in science.

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  3. Pediatrician Wynne Sharples (Ballinger) (1923-2008) was known for her advocacy work on cystic fibrosis and founded the Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute of Pennsylvania in 1960.

    Women In Science Wednesday: Wynne Sharples (Ballinger)

    • Date: October 22, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting groundbreaking women in science.

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  5. B&W photograph of steel crossbeams above a wide open room.

    Designed for Change: The Experimental Gallery, 1991-1994

    • Date: July 5, 2018
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: For a period of time in the early 1990s, the Smithsonian Institution's Arts and Industries Building played host to an experimental exhibition gallery space.

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  7. A woman smiles at a camera. She is wearing a corsage.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Estelle Beck

    • Date: April 29, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Estelle Beck, Head Switchboard Operator, 1960–77, led a small team of women who were responsible for fielding hundreds of daily calls to the Smithsonian. Beck also operated telephones at the Smithsonian for three years prior to World War II. #Groundbreaker

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  9. Dr. Jennifer Whitten, postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies of the National Air & Space Museum, studies radar data to understand the surface geology of Venus, Mars, and the Moon. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Jennifer Whitten

    • Date: July 8, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Dr. Jennifer Whitten, postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies of the National Air & Space Museum, studies radar data to understand the surface geology of Venus, Mars, and the Moon. #Groundbreaker

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  11. Biologist and curator of mammals at the National Museum of Natural History, Viola Shelly Schantz was one of the founding members of the American Society of Mammalogists and one of the premier mammalogists of her day. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Viola Shelly Schantz

    • Date: August 26, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Biologist and curator of mammals at the National Museum of Natural History, Viola Shelly Schantz was one of the founding members of the American Society of Mammalogists and one of the premier mammalogists of her day. #Groundbreaker

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    Technology Throwback Thursday: Snail Mail and Word Processors

    • Date: July 10, 2014
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: A brief look at the evolution of public inquiries at the Smithsonian.

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  15. Forensic ornithologist, Roxie Collie Laybourne, created the field of forensic ornithology which has improved air safety through the use of bird data, by making modifications to flight plans and creating programs to scare away birds at some airports. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Roxie Collie Laybourne

    • Date: August 19, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Forensic ornithologist, Roxie Collie Laybourne, created the field of forensic ornithology which has improved air safety through the use of bird data, by making modifications to flight plans and creating programs to scare away birds at some airports. #Groundbreaker

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    The Family of Man, as Told by the Family of Man

    • Date: September 20, 2011
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: Periodically—given the fleeting nature of life and the ubiquity of photographic imagery—it’s seems like someone’s always trying to hatch another ambitious image-based cultural project to prove that, despite our differences, we’re pretty all much the same.

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  19. Dr. Elizabeth Cottrell, Geologist and Director of the Global Volcanism Program at the National Museum of Natural History, researches volcanoes to improve our understanding of how the plate-tectonic cycle, or continental drift, is oxidizing and hydrating the deep Earth. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Elizabeth Cottrell

    • Date: April 29, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Dr. Elizabeth Cottrell, Geologist and Director of the Global Volcanism Program at the National Museum of Natural History, researches volcanoes to improve our understanding of how the plate-tectonic cycle, or continental drift, is oxidizing and hydrating the deep Earth. #Groundbreaker

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  21. A woman looks away from the camera and leans on a tree trunk.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Kristina Anderson-Teixeira

    • Date: July 31, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Dr. Kristina Anderson-Teixeira, Forest Ecologist, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute & Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 2012–present, leads the ForestGEO Ecosystems and Climate Program. In 2019, she won the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. #Groundbreaker

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    A New Solution for an Old Scrapbook

    • Date: November 14, 2017
    • Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
    • Description: The Archives recently received several scrapbooks created by Elizabeth C. Reed during her husband's tenure as Director of the National Zoological Park (NZP). These scrapbooks contain information about noteworthy events and consist mostly of newspaper clippings gathered from newspapers around the country. Anyone who's attempted to preserve scrapbooks can tell you it's a bit of

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