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  1. 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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  3. 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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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Elizabeth Cottrell

    • Date: March 8, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Congratulations to Elizabeth Cottrell for receiving the Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Award to examine, "The Continental Nursery at Buldir Volcano, Western Aleutian Arc, Alaska, USA." Congratulations to Elizabeth Cottrell for receiving the Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Award to examine, "The Continental Nursery at Buldir Volcano, Western Aleutian Arc, Alaska, USA."

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  7. A woman stands in an exhibit space in front of pottery. A forrest or jungle scene is in the background.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Joan Madden

    • Date: February 5, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Joan Madden, Assistant Director for Education, 1987–88, Supervisory Information and Education Specialist, 1980–86, and Education Coordinator, 1974–80, was integral to the development and management of the Discovery Room and Naturalist Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. She also managed volunteers for Smithsonian’s Office of Elementary and Secondary

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Brandie Smith

    • Date: April 11, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Smithsonian National Zoo's Associate Director for Animal Care Sciences, Dr. Brandie Smith, oversees the care and of 3,000 animals and ensures the genetic diversity of the species living in zoos. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Dolores Piperno

    • Date: March 14, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Archaeologist & curator emerita, Dr. Dolores Piperno, Smithsonian Tropical Research Center, greatly expanded the knowledge of pre-Columbian cultures and was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2005. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Constance Berry Newman

    • Date: June 7, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Former Under Secretary of the Smithsonian (1992-2000), Constance Berry Newman, also served 7 Presidential appointments in the U.S. federal government, 5 of which required Senate confirmations. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Margaret Geller

    • Date: March 28, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Astrophysicist Dr. Margaret J. Geller, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, is a pioneer in mapping the nearby universe who provided a new view of the enormous patterns in the distribution of galaxies like the Milky Way. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Massumeh Farhad

    • Date: October 25, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Dr. Massumeh Farhad, Chief Curator and Curator of Islamic Art, Freer and Sackler Galleries, has created numerous exhibitions on the arts of the Islamic world, and twice received the Smithsonian Secretary's prestigious research prize. #Groundbreaker

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  19. African American woman wearing glasses on a stage with a panel of 3 other women looking at her.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Fath Davis Ruffins

    • Date: May 9, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Curator of African American History and Culture at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Fath Davis Ruffins, is a specialist in ethnic imagery in popular culture, the history of advertising, and the origins of ethnic museums on the National Mall. #Groundbreaker

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  21. Constance Endicott Hartt

    Women in Science Wednesday: Constance Endicott Hartt

    • Date: June 19, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  23. Biochemist Helen Alvina Hunscher

    Women in Science Wednesday: Helen Alvina Hunscher

    • Date: June 26, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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