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    1. Sinclair Oil Company paleontologist Marion Schmidt Escallon (1912-2003) was the first woman employed as a petroleum exploration geologist at both the Sinclair and Texaco oil companies.

      Women in Science Wednesday: Marion Schmidt Escallon

      • Date: September 17, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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    3. Chemist Mary Engle Pennington (1872-1952), an expert on the refrigeration of perishable foods, was chosen by the American Chemical Society as the 1940 recipient of the Francis P. Garvan Gold Medal to honor outstanding achievement in science by a woman.

      Women in Science Wednesday: Mary Engle Pennington

      • Date: July 23, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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      Women in Science Wednesday: Irène Joliot-Curie

      • Date: May 8, 2013
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: A weekly feature highlighting a groundbreaking woman in science.

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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Alcione M. Amos

      • Date: December 19, 2018
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Alcione M. Amos, Curator at the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum since 2009, researches the history of post-slavery societies and Afro-Brazilians from West Africa in the nineteenth century. She curated major exhibitions at the museum, such as Word, Shout, Song (2010–2011) and How the Civil War Changed Washington (2015). #Groundbreaker

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    9. A woman smiles at the camera. Hanging x-rays are visible in the background.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Suzan Murray

      • Date: December 12, 2018
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Dr. Suzan Murray, Director of the Global Health Program and Chief Wildlife Veterinary Medical Officer, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, leads a team in worldwide efforts to address health in endangered wildlife and works to combat global infectious diseases. She previously served as the National Zoo's Chief Veterinarian, 2001–2014. #Groundbreaker

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      SIA Acc. 18-229, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), Website Records, 2015-2017

      • Date: 2015 2015-2017
      • Creator: National Museum of National History
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    13. Alice R. Tangerini, National Museum of Natural History

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Alice R. Tangerini

      • Date: August 24, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Alice R. Tangerini became the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany's first staff illustrator in 1972, and she has illustrated over 1500 species of plants. #Groundbreaker

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    15. Cynthia Adams Hoover, Curator of Musical Instruments, National Museum of American History

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Cynthia Adams Hoover

      • Date: June 15, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Cynthia Adams Hoover was Curator of Musical Instruments, National Museum of American History, for over 40 years, co-founded the American Musical Instrument Society, and is an expert on the history of the piano. #Groundbreaker

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    17. Historian and Curator, Dr. Gail Lowe, Anacostia Community Museum

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Gail Lowe

      • Date: August 3, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: In Memoriam: Historian and Curator, Dr. Gail Lowe, Anacostia Community Museum, led the Urban Waterway project exploring the connection of local communities with the Anacostia River as an example of urban river communities around the country. #Groundbreaker

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    19. Curator of textiles, Grace Rogers Cooper

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Grace Rogers Cooper

      • Date: May 11, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Curator of textiles, Grace Rogers Cooper, National Museum of History and Technology (now National Museum of American History) was the 1st woman to serve as president of the North American Vexillological Association. #Groundbreaker

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    21. 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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      SIA Acc. 20-188, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), Website Records, 2019-2020

      • Date: 2019 2019-2020
      • Creator: National Museum of Natural History
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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