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  1. A woman in a purple jacket smiles at the camera and holds a pair of binoculars.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Katherine Ralls

    • Date: May 29, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Dr. Katherine Ralls, Senior Research Zoologist Emerita, Center for Conservation Genomics, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, was one of the first scientists hired at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and is a founder of the Society for Conservation Biology. She has conducted research in mammalogy and conservation biology at the Smithsonian since 1973. #Groundbreaker

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  3. Castle of Curiosities Postcard

    New History App: "Castle of Curiosities"

    • Date: January 7, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: We are pleased to announce a new mobile experience produced by the Archives, Castle of Curiosities. The Smithsonian's first building, the Castle, opened its doors in 1855. While the Norman architectural style evoked "learned university," it was bordered by fetid canals and rather isolated from the rest of Washington D.C. Check out an app about iconic stories in the history of

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  5. Wonderful Women Wednesday: Gina Pragan

    • Date: November 14, 2018
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz

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  7. Astrophysicist Dr. Catherine Espaillat, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, performs multi-wavelength analysis of full disks, pre-transitional disks, and transitional disks with the goal of expanding our knowledge of planet-forming disks.

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Catherine Espaillat

    • Date: May 13, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Astrophysicist Dr. Catherine Espaillat, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, performs multi-wavelength analysis of full disks, pre-transitional disks, and transitional disks with the goal of expanding our knowledge of planet-forming disks.

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  9. Email Users Directory, 2015, Courtesy of David Bridge.

    The History of Email at the Smithsonian

    • Date: July 21, 2015
    • Description: Many of us read, write and send emails every day, but when did it all start at the Smithsonian? In 1980 Smithsonian staff had typewriters and telephones on their desk, with one or two FAX machines per office. The Smithsonian operated a single general purpose computer, the Honeywell mainframe, for all Smithsonian data processing applications and which did not include an email

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  11. Senior Scientist, Dr. Denise Breitburg, directs the Marine & Estuarine Ecology Lab at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, and has developed novel ways to investigate the impacts of dead zones and acidification on Chesapeake Bay fish and invertebrates. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Denise Breitburg

    • Date: January 28, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Senior Scientist, Denise Breitburg, directs the Marine & Estuarine Ecology Lab at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, and has developed novel ways to investigate the impacts of dead zones and acidification on Chesapeake Bay fish and invertebrates. #Groundbreaker

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    Gone But Never Forgotten

    • Date: December 17, 2009
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="341" caption="Funeral home, Date unknown, by Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.), Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Scurlock Studio Records, 1905-1994, Call No. 0618.239244."][/caption] The Smithsonian has millions of pictures organized in hundreds of subject based

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Amy Henderson

    • Date: September 5, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Amy Henderson, Curator Emerita at the National Portrait Gallery, studies the lively arts and celebrity culture; writing books and exhibits on Elvis Presley, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Graham, and pioneers in early broadcasting. #Groundbreaker

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  17. Harlean James (1877-1969) wrote Romance of the National Parks (1939) to advocate

    Women in Science Wednesday: Harlean James

    • Date: July 24, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  19. Gerharda Wilbrink (1875-1962) was a Dutch plant pathologist who specialized on sugar cane diseases in Java. Wilbrink published on this topic during 1920s and devised a well-known medium for growing bacteria called

    Women in Science Wednesday: Gerharda Wilbrink

    • Date: January 29, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  21. Maud Slye (1879-1954), a pathologist and noted cancer researcher

    Women in Science Wednesday: Maud Slye

    • Date: November 13, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting a groundbreaking woman in science.

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  23. Industrialist Vivien Kellems (1896-1975)

    Women in Science Wednesday: Vivien Kellems

    • Date: November 6, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting a groundbreaking woman in science.

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