Description: Curator emeritus of Political History, Edie Mayo, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, was a longtime advocate for women’s representation in history - “visibility in the past equals empowerment in the future.” #Groundbreaker
Description: Ranking 2nd in 2013 as one of the top best places to work for in the Federal Government, there is no doubt that the Smithsonian Institution knows how to throw a birthday party.
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
Description: Ethnologist Alice Cunningham Fletcher (left), contributor to the Smithsonian's Bureau of American Ethnology, was one of the 1st female ethnologists, a founding member of the American Anthropological Association, and the 1st female president of the American Folklore Society. #Groundbreaker
Description: Curator Emeritus, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, founded the Sweet Honey in the Rock music group, was a distinguished professor of history at American University, and was a MacArthur Fellow. #Groundbreaker
Description: Photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston trained under the Smithsonian's first photographer, Thomas Smillie, and opened her own photography studio in 1894, the only female to do so at the time. #Groundbreaker
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.