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  1. Black and white photograph of a woman speaking to a group of children. Some children are holding books. Both the woman and the children are seated.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Amina Dickerson

    • Date: October 24, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Amina Dickerson, Director of Education at the National Museum of African Art, 1974 to 1982, established African Heritage Month at the Smithsonian and led work to make the museum educational programs more accessible. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Caroline Scott Despard

    • Date: May 1, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Caroline Scott Despard was the Picture Editor for Smithsonian Magazine from its inception in 1970­­ to her retirement in 1993. Despard selected photographs, chose photographers, and assisted in designing layouts for the publication. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Margaret S. Child

    • Date: May 25, 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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  7. 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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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Marquette Folley

    • Date: February 16, 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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  11. Smithsonian Resident Research Associate Dr. Jorge Santiago-Blay.

    Understanding growth in insects: Dyar’s Law revisited

    • Date: March 21, 2017
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: How Smithsonian entomologist Harrison Dyar's field notes, now available on the Smithsonian Transcription Center, are improving present-day research done by Smithsonian Resident Research Associate Dr. Jorge Santiago-Blay.

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    Archives Puzzles: Looking Toward the FUTURES

    • Date: August 16, 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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  15. Exterior view of a building. 1960s cars are parked in the streets.

    Archives Puzzles: SOS(C)

    • Date: August 27, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: This summer, 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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  17. Black and white image of Harry Walters, Navajo male, holding a blanket in a museum collection storage area.

    Harry Walters - Director of the Diné College Museum, 1973-2008

    • Date: July 30, 2020
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Before becoming the Director of the Diné College Museum in Arizona, Harry Walters spent three months at the Smithsonian learning techniques for the care and handling of artifacts, including their identification, description, conservation, storage, and exhibition.

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Mercedes López-Morales

    • Date: December 5, 2018
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Dr. Mercedes López-Morales has been an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics since 2012. She researches the detection and characterization of exoplanet atmospheres and serves as a leader on multiple international projects. #Groundbreaker

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  21. Link Love: 8/16/2019

    • Date: August 16, 2019
    • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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  23. 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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