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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Barbara Faust

    • Date: September 18, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Barbara Faust, Smithsonian Gardens, 1977-present, became director in 2014. It was under Faust’s leadership as associate director that Smithsonian Gardens achieved accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums. #Groundbreaker

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  3. The indenture during the local humidification and flattening stage. The portion featuring the seals has become completely detached. Photo courtesy of William Bennett.

    Breach of Contract: Repairing the Walcott Indenture

    • Date: March 17, 2016
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: See how we preserved a recent arrival to the Archives.

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  5. Alexander Wetmore, 1910.

    A Wonderful Wetmore Adventure

    • Date: May 31, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: Thanks to our volunteers who transcribed the entirety of the Alexander Wetmore photo album collection!

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  7. A diver in a wetsuit and diving gear stops for an underwater photo.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Laurie M. Penland

    • Date: June 5, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Laurie M. Penland, Diving Officer for the Smithsonian Scientific Diving Program, has traveled the globe providing diving support and training since 2005. She is also a professional photographer, capturing underwater photographs and videos for the Smithsonian. #Groundbreaker

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  9. A woman sits on a table. She is holding a tricycle on the table.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Sharon Shaffer

    • Date: January 1, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Dr. Sharon Shaffer, Founding Director, Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center, 1988–2012, established a museum-based, educational program for young children at the Smithsonian. She also developed trainings and wrote numerous publications for educators. #Groundbreaker

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  11. Event card - Sudan and Zaire Ebola Fever Epidemic, January 26, 1977

    For Real - Center for Study of Short-lived Phenomena

    • Date: September 25, 2014
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Taking a look at some event cards from the Center for Study of Short-lived Phenomena

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  13. Invitation to the opening of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in 1987.

    Design + Archives: Anacostia Community Museum

    • Date: February 21, 2017
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Celebrating 50 years in 2017, the Anacostia Community Museum opened on September 15, 1967.

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  15. A woman sits at a desk covered in papers. The caption below reads: Lydia Puccinelli-Robbins was the Curator of Collections at the Smithsonian Museum of African Art, 1979-99. But she had also been working as a registrar, educator, and curator with the Museum of African Art, 1966-79, before the collection was transferred to the Smithsonian. #Groundbreaker

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lydia Puccinelli-Robbins

    • Date: August 14, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Lydia Puccinelli-Robbins was the Curator of Collections at the Smithsonian Museum of African Art, 1979-99. But she had also been working as a registrar, educator, and curator with the Museum of African Art, 1966-79, before the collection was transferred to the Smithsonian. #Groundbreaker

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  17. From Plantations to Islands of Science: Travels in Costa Rica and Panama - Part II

    • Date: January 31, 2013
    • Description: George C. Wheeler and his travel in the Caribbean illustrate the interplay between science and tourism in Latin America.

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  19. Two women work in a lab. Gilligan is working closest to the camera and is looking directly into the lens. She is wearing white gloves. The woman in the back has her head down and is wearing a white lab coat and white gloves.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Eliza Gilligan Lenz

    • Date: October 20, 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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    A Ghost in the Archives: Robert Kennicott

    • Date: October 27, 2016
    • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
    • Description: A spooky coincidence leads to a forgotten Robert Kennicott document in the Smithsonian Archives.

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  23. A woman smiles at a camera. She is wearing a corsage.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Estelle Beck

    • Date: April 29, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Estelle Beck, Head Switchboard Operator, 1960–77, led a small team of women who were responsible for fielding hundreds of daily calls to the Smithsonian. Beck also operated telephones at the Smithsonian for three years prior to World War II. #Groundbreaker

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