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  1. Matilda Coxe Stevenson (1849-1915), Bureau of American Ethnology

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Matilda Coxe Stevenson

    • Date: December 14, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Matilda Coxe Stevenson (1849-1915), Bureau of American Ethnology, was the first woman to study the American Southwest, the first female anthropologist hired by the U.S. Government, and did substantial fieldwork among the Zuni and other Southwest tribes. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Pamela C. Rasmussen

    • Date: July 12, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  5. Historian Lillian B. Miller, National Portrait Gallery

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lillian B. Miller

    • Date: August 31, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Historian Lillian B. Miller was the 1st woman in her family to go to college, became a professor at age 23, was turned down for a job in the 50s since she was pregnant, and due to her seminal work on Charles Wilson Peale, landed a job with our National Portrait Gallery in the 70s. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Louise Daniel Hutchinson

    • Date: August 22, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Louise Daniel Hutchinson (1928-2014) was founding Research Director at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, now the Anacostia Community Museum, and was a pioneer in both oral and community history. #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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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Arianna Curtis

    • Date: January 10, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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    Donkeys and Alpacas and Cows Oh My!

    • Date: May 12, 2011
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Silver Fox Rabbit at the Kid's Farm, 2008, by Meghan Murphy, National Zoological Park. "][/caption] Five years in the making, the Kid's Farm at the National Zoological Park opened in June 2004.

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  15. I Am My Own Commodity

    • Date: March 24, 2011
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: While the economy may be perking up, the recession we’re still climbing out of has made one thing clear; if you need to earn a living, you’ve got to think entrepreneurially. Read enough success stories about former executives who’ve become cupcake moguls and a path becomes clear: take the dreams and skills you have, along with whatever compelling back story you can point to

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    Photos Can Turn Down the Heat

    • Date: October 20, 2009
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Natural Gas Fracing, by Melissa Peffs."][/caption] Photography is valued for, among other things, seeing what the human eye cannot. From medical scans to red light cameras to artworks made by image makers offering up new perspectives, photography reminds us that there’s always more to observe than we’re physically able to

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Laurie M. Penland

    • Date: June 5, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Laurie M. Penland, Diving Officer for the Smithsonian Scientific Diving Program, has traveled the globe providing diving support and training since 2005. She is also a professional photographer, capturing underwater photographs and videos for the Smithsonian. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Sharon Shaffer

    • Date: January 1, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Dr. Sharon Shaffer, Founding Director, Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center, 1988–2012, established a museum-based, educational program for young children at the Smithsonian. She also developed trainings and wrote numerous publications for educators. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Zora Martin Felton

    • Date: August 29, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Zora Martin Felton was founding Director of the Education Department at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum for over thirty years. She served as Acting Director of the museum in 1989. #Groundbreaker

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