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  1. A woman in a purple jacket smiles at the camera and holds a pair of binoculars.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Katherine Ralls

    • Date: May 29, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Dr. Katherine Ralls, Senior Research Zoologist Emerita, Center for Conservation Genomics, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, was one of the first scientists hired at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and is a founder of the Society for Conservation Biology. She has conducted research in mammalogy and conservation biology at the Smithsonian since 1973. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Melissa Chiu

    • Date: September 11, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Dr. Melissa Chiu, Director, Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 2014–present, oversees a staff of 50 and a collection of 12,000 objects. Within the first year of her tenure, Chiu doubled the number of museum board members, and, in 2017, the Hirshhorn Museum met a milestone of one million visitors. #Groundbreaker

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  5. Valerie Fletcher stands and talks with two other people in a gallery space in front of a sculpture and paintings.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Valerie Fletcher

    • Date: March 11, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Dr. Valerie Fletcher joined the research staff at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in 1978 and was promoted to a curatorial role in 1984. Fletcher worked as an Assistant and Associate Curator, 1984–92, Curator of Sculpture, 1992–2005, and Senior Curator, 2005–16. In retirement, Fletcher continues her research at the Museum as Senior Curator Emerita. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Mary Grace Potter

    • Date: June 19, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Mary Grace Potter, founding director of the Visitor Information and Associates’ Reception Center, 1971–2000, established and led the unit responsible for providing information to Smithsonian members and the public by mail, telephone, and in person. In 1978, Potter won the first annual Robert A. Brooks Award for Excellence in Administration. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Alice Green Burnette

    • Date: July 17, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Alice Green Burnette, Assistant Secretary for Institutional Initiatives, 1989–96, managed the $200 million campaign to build the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington and led marketing efforts for Smithsonian’s 150th anniversary programming. She initially arrived in 1988 as Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Coordinator of Institutional

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Gretchen Gayle Ellsworth

    • Date: August 28, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Gretchen Gayle Ellsworth was a Fellow and later Co-Director, Office of Academic Programs, 1968–78; Director, Office of Fellowships and Grants, 1978–84; Deputy Director, Directorate of International Activities, 1985–88; and Associate Director, National Zoological Park, 1988–93. Ellsworth was also instrumental in planning for better childcare at the Smithsonian. #Groundbreaker

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  13. A woman holds a box and smiles at a camera. She is standing in front of a lunar rock sample.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Priscilla L. Strain

    • Date: November 6, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Priscilla L. Strain has worked for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Center for Earth and Planetary Studies since 1974 as a Research Assistant, 1974-79, Geologist, 1979-87, and Program Manager, 1987–present. She is currently the curator of the museum’s lunar rock collection and manages the center’s exhibits and programs. #Groundbreaker

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  15. Astrophysicist Dr. Nancy Remage Evans, formerly of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, was a major contributor to the construction of the Galactic Cepheid Database. She has made observations with the IUE, HST, Chandra, Spitzer, FUSE, WIRE, MOST, and XMM satellites. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Nancy Remage Evans

    • Date: April 22, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Astrophysicist Dr. Nancy Remage Evans, formerly of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, was a major contributor to the construction of the Galactic Cepheid Database. She has made observations with the IUE, HST, Chandra, Spitzer, FUSE, WIRE, MOST, and XMM satellites. #Groundbreaker

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  17. Retired geologist Dr. Ursula B. Marvin, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, studied lunar samples from the Apollo missions, and meteorites around the world. She has both an asteroid and a mountain ridge in the Antarctic ice named after her. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Ursula B. Marvin

    • Date: September 16, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Retired geologist Dr. Ursula B. Marvin, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, studied lunar samples from the Apollo missions, and meteorites around the world. She has both an asteroid and a mountain ridge in the Antarctic ice named after her. #Groundbreaker

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  19. The Smithsonian National Zoo, Conservation Biology Institute's Chief Veterinarian, Dr. Copper Aitken-Palmer, specializes in giant panda reproduction, health, and conservation. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Copper Aitken-Palmer

    • Date: February 18, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: The Smithsonian National Zoo, Conservation Biology Institute's Chief Veterinarian, Dr. Copper Aitken-Palmer, specializes in giant panda reproduction, health, and conservation. #Groundbreaker

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  21. Physicist Dr. Stella S.R. Offner, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, uses computer simulations to understand how stars form. She is also a WorldWide Telescope Ambassador.

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Stella S.R. Offner

    • Date: June 24, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Physicist Dr. Stella S.R. Offner, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, uses computer simulations to understand how stars form. She is also a WorldWide Telescope Ambassador. #Groundbreaker

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  23. Dr. Melissa K. McCormick, Plant Ecologist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, studies the interaction between plants and soil microbes. She uses genomics to understand endangered orchids. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Melissa K. McCormick

    • Date: April 15, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Dr. Melissa K. McCormick, Plant Ecologist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, studies the interaction between plants and soil microbes. She uses genomics to understand endangered orchids. #Groundbreaker

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