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  1. Manjula Kumar standing in front of a sculpture of Ganesha, the Hindu symbol of good fortune.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Manjula Kumar

    • Date: March 25, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Manjula Kumar was a Project Manager and Project Director in various offices around the Smithsonian, including the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Education and Public Service and the Center for Education and Museum Studies, between 1985 and 2015. She organized multicultural programming and directed the award process for proposals submitted to the Educational Outreach

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    Soldiers and the Mail

    • Date: July 24, 2009
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="U.S. Troops Surrounded by Holiday Mail During WWII, by unidentified photographer, c. 1944, National Postal Museum"][/caption] It’s no wonder that this photo of soldiers sorting holiday mail is such a favorite on the Commons. It clearly tugs on the heart strings of those who know (or try to imagine) what it would be like

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  5. Black and white photograph of a woman holding a phone to her ear at a desk.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: LaVerne M. Love

    • Date: February 6, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: LaVerne M. Love, Women's Program Manager with the Office of Equal Opportunity, 1973–1980, was the executive officer of the Smithsonian Women's Council and wrote the organization's first bylaws. In 1976–77, she chaired the Civil Service Commission task force on minority women. At the time, she was the highest ranking African American woman at the Smithsonian. #Groundbreaker

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  7. Nahwooksy stands behind a man on the National Mall. A small tent is behind her.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Clydia Nahwooksy

    • Date: December 1, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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  9. Dawson stands to the right of two White people. Her hair is braided and she is wearing a hat. There appears to be an exhibit in the background. People are seated on a bench in the background.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lucille Dawson

    • Date: November 24, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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    Creating a Digital Smithsonian

    • Date: September 28, 2010
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_8323" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption="Smithsonian employees attend the 2010 Smithsonian Digitization Fair. Photograph by Michael Barnes."][/caption] For two days in mid-September, Smithsonian Institution employees gathered for a digitization fair to share ideas and hear about some neat projects. Even those who work here are impressed by

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  13. Color image of a woman smiling while wearing a black dress and pearls.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Marie C. Malaro

    • Date: September 12, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Marie C. Malaro was a lawyer in the Smithsonian's Office of General Counsel and published two landmark books on ethics and legal issues facing museums. #Groundbreaker

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    Link Love: 4/8/2011

    • Date: April 8, 2011
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="198" caption="Screenshot from music video "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson, Shows use of anti-gravity leaning patent, Courtesy of Wikipedia."][/caption] Umm, this definitely wins the award for my most favorite new discovery in an archive. How did Michael Jackson do that off the hook lean in his dance in “Smooth Criminal”? Apparently

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  17. Portrait of Helena M. Weiss

    Women Managing the Smithsonian

    • Date: March 17, 2020
    • Description: Meet some of the women who have managed aspects of the Smithsonian since the 1850s.

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  19. Portrait of Officer Kenneth Brewster and SI Guard-dog

    Sneak Peek 9/17/2018

    • Date: September 17, 2018
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Portrait of Officer Kenneth Brewster and SI guard-dog "John" with competition trophy, SIA Acc. 11-009, 76-4882-12.

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  21. Giant panda at National Zoo.

    Panda-Rama

    • Date: July 11, 2013
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Giant pandas Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling arrive at the National Zoo.

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  23. An aerial view from the southwest of the Smithsonian Institution Building, 1993.

    Animals Behind the Castle: The Department of Living Animals

    • Date: July 18, 2017
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Before Congress created the National Zoo, the Smithsonian's Department of Living Animals kept it’s collection of animals behind the Castle.

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