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  1. A woman holds a card up to a slot in an ATM machine. She turns to smile at the camera.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Ann Leven

    • Date: May 8, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Ann Leven was responsible for the financial management of the Smithsonian as Treasurer from 1984 to 1990. Under her leadership, Smithsonian's total endowment fund nearly doubled. Leven oversaw investments, bank relations, insurance programs, management of museum shops, and more. #Groundbreaker

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  3. A military pension card for Harrison Lomax. He filed in Virginia and is listed in the class

    Harrison Lomax: Smithsonian Employee, Civil War Veteran, Husband, Father

    • Date: September 1, 2022
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: As a laborer at the Smithsonian from 1882 until his death in 1918, Harrison Lomax served the Institution’s top leaders. A letter in our collections that he wrote to Secretary Samuel P. Langley is an example of the ways in which African American employees advocated for themselves in order to earn promotions and raises.

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  5. Alexander works in a storage area for ceramics.

    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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  7. Dawson stands to the right of two White people. Her hair is braided and she is wearing a hat. There appears to be an exhibit in the background. People are seated on a bench in the background.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lucille Dawson

    • Date: November 24, 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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  9. Portrait photograph of Ellen Lupton in a large frame.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Ellen Lupton

    • Date: August 12, 2020
    • 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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  11. Marquis smiles at the camera. She is wearing a white turtleneck and heart-shaped earrings.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Anne-Louise Marquis

    • Date: June 22, 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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  13. Holiday card with Bentley photographs of snowflakes.

    Happy Holidays from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives!

    • Date: December 25, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley (1865–1931), a pioneer in microphotography, captured detailed images of thousands of individual snowflakes. His photography and publications advanced the scientific record of snow crystals and their many types. Five hundred of these photographs are part of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives collections. Looking for a fun activity for the whole

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  15. Green poses in front of an exhibit case.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Rayna Green

    • Date: August 5, 2020
    • 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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  17. Close-up photograph of Peggy A. Loar.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Peggy A. Loar

    • Date: April 14, 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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  19. Henry and four women sit and pose in a field.

    Archives Puzzles: Family Time at the Smithsonian Castle

    • Date: August 2, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.

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  21. One woman and two men view a wall in an exhibit at a museum. The wall appears to be made of stone.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Margaret Simmons Vining

    • Date: August 3, 2022
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Margaret Simmons Vining was a museum specialist and later curator of armed forces history at the National Museum of American History from 1983 until her death in 2018.In addition to curating major exhibitions and building the division’s collections, she founded and supervised the Smithsonian Archive of Women’s Military History. Together with her longtime collaborator and life

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  23. Photo of a women working on treatment of a poster of Uncle Sam. The caption below her reads: Eleanor McMillan, Conservator, Smithsonian’s Conservation Analytical Laboratory, 1963–94, supervised conservation projects and educational and training programs. After retirement, McMillan provided initial funding for the Smithsonian Center for Archives Conservation and donated her 1965 Ford Mustang to Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. #Groundbreaker

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Eleanor McMillan

    • Date: February 19, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Eleanor McMillan, Conservator, Smithsonian’s Conservation Analytical Laboratory, 1963–94, supervised conservation projects and educational and training programs. Although she began as a generalist, McMillan became the first paper conservator in the laboratory. After retirement, she provided initial funding for the Smithsonian Center for Archives Conservation and donated her

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