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    1. Color photo of woman looking out of building that appears under construction.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Jessica S. Johnson

      • Date: October 10, 2018
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Jessica S. Johnson, Head of Conservation, Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute, focuses on conservation of archaeological field objects and helped establish the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage. #Groundbreaker

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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Johnnetta Cole

      • Date: July 19, 2017
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Anthropologist & educator Dr. Johnnetta Cole was director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art from 2009–2017, and the only person to have served as president of two historically Black colleges for women in the U.S., Spelman and Bennett. #Groundbreaker

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    5. Varnell works on a clay project in a studio.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Kathleen Varnell

      • Date: September 15, 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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    7. Volunteer Jeannine Smith Clark worked to expand D.C. Public School childrens' access to the Smithsonian, was the first head of the Cultural Education Committee, and served on the Smithsonian's Board of Regents as its 1st volunteer.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: 4/13/2016

      • Date: April 13, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: A weekly series celebrating groundbreaking women at the Smithsonian. #groundbreakers

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      What’s in a Name? Uncovering Early Women Computers

      • Date: December 3, 2019
      • Description: We’re uncovering names of some of the earliest women in science at the Smithsonian.

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    11. Black and white photograph of SAO staff, including Nancy Prichard, then referenced to as Miss McCandlish, and Gladys T. Bond, referred to as Mrs. Bond.

      Early 20th-Century Women Computers at the Smithsonian

      • Date: August 12, 2021
      • Description: Learn about Florence A. Graves, Gladys Thurlby Bond, and Nancy Prichard, three 20th century women computers who advanced solar research.

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    13. Martha Goodway, Metallurgist Emeritus of the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute, was a pioneer in the field of Archaeometallurgy, the study of the traditional technologies of mining, smelting, refining, and forming of metals and their by-products. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Martha Goodway

      • Date: December 23, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Martha Goodway, Metallurgist Emeritus of the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute, was a pioneer in the field of Archaeometallurgy, the study of the traditional technologies of mining, smelting, refining, and forming of metals and their by-products. #Groundbreaker

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    15. Dorothy Maud Wrinch (1894-1976), philosopher and mathematician, was known for her theoretical work on protein structure.

      Women In Science Wednesday: Dorothy Maud Wrinch

      • Date: October 8, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: A weekly feature highlighting groundbreaking women in science.

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    17. Pediatrician Wynne Sharples (Ballinger) (1923-2008) was known for her advocacy work on cystic fibrosis and founded the Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute of Pennsylvania in 1960.

      Women In Science Wednesday: Wynne Sharples (Ballinger)

      • Date: October 22, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: A weekly feature highlighting groundbreaking women in science.

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    19. Clipping from EBONY September 1990 issue, page 92 featuring photographs of people at the Field to Factory exhibit installation in Anchorage, Alaska.

      The Women Behind the "Field to Factory" Exhibition

      • Date: October 6, 2022
      • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
      • Description: Current headlines about war and the impact of forced migration on women are stark reminders of historic migrations and how women adapted and took on new roles.In 1987, Field to Factory: Afro-American Migration 1915-1940 premiered at the National Museum of American History.

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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Ellen Roney Hughes

      • Date: April 26, 2017
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Cultural historian, Dr. Ellen Roney Hughes, National Museum of American History, was a nominating committee member for the Women's Sports Hall of Fame and procured Muhammad Ali's robe and gloves from his "Rumble in the Jungle" fight against George Foreman for the museum. #Groundbreaker

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    23. The Smithsonian's 1st female employee, librarian Jane Turner (no picture of Turner exists), was in charge of the library and also oversaw the distribution & exchange of scientific publications with 1,744 institutions in 26 countries. #Groundbreaker

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Jane Turner

      • Date: April 20, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Ths Smithsonian's 1st female employee, librarian Jane Turner (no picture of Turner exists), was in charge of the library and also oversaw the distribution & exchange of scientific publications with 1,744 institutions in 26 countries. #Groundbreaker

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