Results for "The May Project (Blog)"
Women Carrying out the Work of Change in the 1970s
- Date: January 5, 2021
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: Wonder Woman 1984 features fictional Smithsonian women in science trying to change the world. Let’s examine how real-life women pushed for change at the Smithsonian in the 1970s and created new opportunities for women at work.
Twenty-Six and Blooming!
- Date: May 22, 2013
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Today is the anniversary of the opening of the Enid A. Haupt Garden at the Quad near the Smithsonian Institution Building.
The Scientific Portraits of Julian Papin Scott, Part 2 of 2: Who and How, and Why It Matters
- Date: September 10, 2019
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: The historical legacy of amatuer photographer Julian Papin Scott (1877-1961) is far greater than was acknowledged at the time, because of both who he photographed and how he set up the images.
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“Love, Doris”
- Date: March 12, 2020
- Creator: Jessica Scott
- Description: While digitizing the collection of Smithsonian entomologist Doris Holmes Blake, I discovered a treasure trove of correspondence that sheds light about growing up as a young woman in the mid-20th century and the story of an intimate mother-daughter relationship.
How I Spent My Summer: Interning as a Virtual Web Archivist
- Date: August 4, 2022
- Description: Virtually join along with me on my web and social media archiving adventure using web archiving services, such as Archive-It.
Deconstructing a “Man’s World” One Woman at a Time
- Date: August 2, 2018
- Description: Ellen Roney Hughes’ supposition in 1999 was “Well, I think it’s still a man’s world at the Smithsonian.” This may hold some validity due to recent discoveries at the Smithsonian.
Festival of American Folklife 1996: Working at the Smithsonian
- Date: June 2, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: At the 1996 Festival of American Folklife, Smithsonian staff and volunteers conducted oral history interviews with colleagues about their memories of working for the Smithsonian. To celebrate the Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary, we’re sharing clips from three of those interviews.
The Archives Staff Kept Austin Weird at SAA 2019
- Date: August 20, 2019
- Description: This summer, members of the Archives staff packed their bags and headed to the 2019 Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) and Society of American Archivists (SAA). When they returned, they refected om the most useful sessions and what topics they're looking for in the future.
What’s not to love about slideshows?
- Date: February 10, 2010
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Janice Majewski
- Date: May 19, 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.
A Crafty Way to Support the Smithsonian
- Date: May 14, 2019
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Tracing the history of the Smithsonian Women’s Committee, created in 1966 to raise funds to support the Institution, especially its educational programs.
Link Love: 5/1/2020
- Date: May 1, 2020
- 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.