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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Catherine "Kitty" Scott

      • Date: July 3, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Catherine “Kitty” Scott, Chief Librarian and Director, National Air and Space Museum Library, 1972–94, began organizing, planning, and maintaining the new library well before the museum had opened. For her efforts, Scott earned the Superior Service Award In 1976. #Groundbreaker

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    3. Valerie Fletcher stands and talks with two other people in a gallery space in front of a sculpture and paintings.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Valerie Fletcher

      • Date: March 11, 2020
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Dr. Valerie Fletcher joined the research staff at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in 1978 and was promoted to a curatorial role in 1984. Fletcher worked as an Assistant and Associate Curator, 1984–92, Curator of Sculpture, 1992–2005, and Senior Curator, 2005–16. In retirement, Fletcher continues her research at the Museum as Senior Curator Emerita. #Groundbreaker

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    5. A woman smiles at the camera in an up-close shot.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Evelyn Hankins

      • Date: January 30, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Dr. Evelyn Hankins, Senior Curator, has worked for the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden since 2007. She curated major exhibitions, such as Directions: Jennie C. Jones: Higher Resonance (2013), Robert Irwin: All the Rules Will Change (2016), and Mark Bradford Pickett's Charge (2017–2021). Hankins has also been a vocal advocate for increased women's leadership in the art

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    7. Field Book Narratives of Volcanologist James F. Luhr

      • Date: August 18, 2016
      • Description: A look into the field books of volcanologist James F. Luhr.

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    9. The World Is Yours: Stars in the Sky

      • Date: July 15, 2021
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Take a listen to clips from a The World Is Yours episode, “Stars in the Sky.”

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      Science Service, Up Close: Telephone Books, Wax Turkeys, and Talking Chickens

      • Date: March 8, 2016
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: In the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Exhibits, Margaret Jane Russell Roller (1888-1973) had begun to specialize in fabricating lifelike wax models of food and animals.

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    13. Students who volunteered as subjects in the George Washington University “Sleeplessness Test,” August 14-16, 1925. Left to right: Louise Omwake, Katherine Tait Omwake, Thelma Hunt, and Alice Haines.

      Science Service, Up Close: The Sleeplessness Study, Part 1 - Insomniacs

      • Date: August 18, 2015
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: In 1925, seven George Washington University students volunteered to stay awake for sixty hours, and drove, danced, sang, and swam in an effort to remain alert.

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      Link Love: 12/14/2018

      • Date: December 14, 2018
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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    17. A woman in a long, strapless dress sits in a chair and looks upward. Eye masks hang on the wall behind her.

      Link Love: 11/16/2018

      • Date: November 16, 2018
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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    19. Link Love: 12/21/2018

      • Date: December 21, 2018
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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    21. Link Love: 2/7/2020

      • Date: February 7, 2020
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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    23. A yearbook entry with a portrait of a woman and a brief description of her life, including her experiences at college and hopes for the future.

      A Portrait of a Scientist

      • Date: June 2, 2020
      • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
      • Description: Dr. Evelyn G. Mitchell loved neurology and fishing.

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