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  1. Visitors viewing transparent woman at the opening of the Hall of Health

    The Hall of Health and the Exhibits Modernization Program

    • Date: December 15, 2016
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: In the 1950s US National Museum staff revitalized exhibits across the Smithsonian, completely transforming the Arts & Industries Building.

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Amy Henderson

    • Date: September 5, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Amy Henderson, Curator Emerita at the National Portrait Gallery, studies the lively arts and celebrity culture; writing books and exhibits on Elvis Presley, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Graham, and pioneers in early broadcasting. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Louise Daniel Hutchinson

    • Date: August 22, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Louise Daniel Hutchinson (1928-2014) was founding Research Director at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, now the Anacostia Community Museum, and was a pioneer in both oral and community history. #Groundbreaker.

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Marie C. Malaro

    • Date: September 12, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Marie C. Malaro was a lawyer in the Smithsonian's Office of General Counsel and published two landmark books on ethics and legal issues facing museums. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Zora Martin Felton

    • Date: August 29, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Zora Martin Felton was founding Director of the Education Department at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum for over thirty years. She served as Acting Director of the museum in 1989. #Groundbreaker

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  11. Women smiling at camera with a Giant Panda in the background to her right.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lisa Stevens

    • Date: October 3, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Lisa Stevens, National Zoological Park, was senior curator for mammals and managed all aspects of the giant panda program. In over thirty years at the Zoo she worked with more than thirty different species. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Melanie R. Bond

    • Date: October 17, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Biologist and primate keeper, Melanie R. Bond, was the first woman gorilla keeper at the National Zoo and co-authored the "Orangutan (Pongo) Care Manual" for the Association of Zoos & Aquariums. #Groundbreaker

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  15. 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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  17. Color portrait photograph of National Museum of African Art curator, Dr. Karen Milbourne.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Karen Milbourne

    • Date: September 19, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Curator Dr. Karen Milbourne, National Museum of African Art, studies the arts of western Zambia and contemporary African art. Her exhibition "Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts" won an Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) Excellence in Exhibitions award. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Portia James

    • Date: August 15, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Senior Curator and Historian Portia James (1953-2015) pioneered a community-based approach at the Anacostia Community Museum and led the exhibitions, publications and collections programs. She researched African American material culture. #Groundbreaker

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  21. Woman looking at the camera and smiling with a bird sitting to her left.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Helen James

    • Date: September 26, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Dr. Helen James, Curator of Birds, National Museum of Natural History, studies fossil evidence of birds and developed ways to use modern techniques, such as carbon dating, to understand evolutionary and ecological context. #Groundbreaker

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  23. Keepsake pocket bank for the National Negro Memorial, ca. 1926

    The First Quest for a National African American Museum

    • Date: September 22, 2016
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: As National Museum of African American History and Culture opens, let’s look at the first efforts to establish a National African American Museum.

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