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  1. Wanda Margarite Kirkbride (1895-1983) did pioneering work on cellulose synthesis and plastids.

    Women in Science Wednesday: Wanda Margarite Kirkbride

    • Date: May 28, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Cleofé Calderón

    • Date: September 2, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  5. 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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  7. 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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  9. 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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  11. 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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  13. 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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  15. 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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  17. 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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  19. 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: Dianne H. Pilgrim

    • Date: June 14, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  23. Color photograph of female scientist on tower.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Kelly Korreck

    • Date: March 22, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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