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      A Library for the Smithsonian Institution Women’s Council

      • Date: September 7, 2021
      • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
      • Description: From The Feminine Mystique to Ms. magazine: take a look at what members of the Women’s Council were reading in the 1970s and 1980s.

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      We’re Digitizing the Smithsonian Women’s Council Records!

      • Date: June 30, 2022
      • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
      • Description: Celebrate with us as we ramp up to digitize more than 36,000 records documenting the history of women and work at the Smithsonian.

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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Carolyn E. Jones

      • Date: February 2, 2022
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Carolyn E. Jones was the director of the Smithsonian’s Office of Human Resources between 1996 until her retirement in 2003. She initially joined the Institution in 1983 as a financial analyst and at various periods worked as the director of parking and as the chief financial officer for the Smithsonian’s mail order distribution division. Jones served as the chair of the

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      Thanks for your Help!: Women’s History Month Summary

      • Date: April 7, 2011
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: Throughout the month of March, the Smithsonian Institution Archives posted about interesting women from our collections in honor of Women’s History Month. Last month we asked for your help in identifying a new group of women we added to the Flickr Commons in honor of Women’s History Month.

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      Reflections on Women's History Month

      • Date: May 7, 2009
      • Creator: Tad Bennicoff
      • Description: Throughout March, archivists from the Smithsonian Institution Archives archivists blogged about the women scientists in the Science Service Records (1902-1965). Here is a reflection on their experience.

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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Audrey B. Davis

      • Date: November 7, 2018
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Dr. Audrey B. Davis, Curator of Medical Sciences, National Museum of American History, 1967-1993, led the Smithsonian Institution Women's Council and authored Medicine and Its Technology among other works. #Groundbreaker

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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Mary E. Massey

      • Date: March 10, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: From 1967 to 1991, Mary E. Massey broke barriers for women at the Smithsonian by demonstrating her skills in spaces typically reserved only for men. Though Massey arrived at the Smithsonian as an elevator operator, by her retirement, she was the building manager for the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. In a column reserved for the Smithsonian

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      Call for Entries! Women’s History Month

      • Date: March 2, 2009
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: In celebration of Women’s History Month, we invite you to submit your photo and story about how photography both shapes and reflects women’s lives and accomplishments. Starting on March 8th, International Women's Day, we will also be featuring photographs of women scientists on the Smithsonian Flickr Commons photostream. We hope that these photos of women scientists and our

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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Sheila Machlis Alexander

      • Date: May 5, 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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      Here at the Smithsonian: Showcasing Women’s Expertise at the Smithsonian

      • Date: March 29, 2021
      • Creator: Hannah Byrne
      • Description: This Women’s History Month, we’re sharing two recently-digitized video clips featuring women and their expertise at our museums.

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      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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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lillian Kozloski

      • Date: August 24, 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.

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