Results for "Smithsonian Institution Women's Council"
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Grace Lincoln Temple
- Date: January 5, 2022
- 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.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Josephine Cooper
- Date: August 17, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Wonderful Women Wednesday! Smithsonian geologist and Yale University graduate, Josephine Cooper, learned Russian to translate geological articles she could obtain from behind the Iron Curtain. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Jessie Cohen
- Date: March 21, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Photographer, Jessie Cohen, Smithsonian's National Zoo, worked for nearly 30 years patiently and sensitively photographing the animals while also managing the Zoo's photo collection which consists of thousands of images, from glass plate negatives to digital. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Ruth E. Blanchard
- Date: June 8, 2022
- 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.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Adelyn Breeskin
- Date: June 1, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Curator Adelyn Breeskin, National Museum of American Art (now Smithsonian American Art Museum), was one of the 1st women to direct a major art museum (Baltimore Museum of Art) and was a champion of obscure artists in the contemporary art world. #Groundbreaker
American Women of Science: Recovering History, Defining the Future
- Date: October 6, 2020
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: Attend this year’s Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Virtual Symposium!
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Shadia Habbal
- Date: June 21, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Astrophysicist Dr. Shadia Habbal, researches solar wind and eclipses, and established the solar-terrestrial physics research group at the Smithsonian's Astrophysical Observatory. #Groundbreaker
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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Women in Science Wednesday: Wikipedia Edition, Part 1!
- Date: March 9, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Herpetologist Doris Mabel Cochran and caleopterist Doris Holmes Blake now have Wikipedia pages thanks to our volunteers. Join us Saturday, March 19th, to help write more women into history! Learn how Wikipedia volunteers are helping to write notable women into history.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Ellen Stofan
- Date: April 18, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Dr. Ellen Stofan, the first woman to be appointed Director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, was NASA's chief scientist and a leader in the effort to send humans to Mars. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Diana Parker
- Date: August 10, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Anthropologist and Director Emeritus, Diana Parker (at podium), produced the Smithsonian's Folklife Festival for 25 years and worked in over 40 nations to bring the festival to D.C. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Helena Weiss
- Date: April 27, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: As one of the Smithsonian's 1st female managers, Helena Weiss was responsible for the central filing system of public mail, accession reports, loans and exchanges, shipping, foreign travel, customs regulations, insurance, and workman's compensation.