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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Dolores Piperno

    • Date: March 14, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Archaeologist & curator emerita, Dr. Dolores Piperno, Smithsonian Tropical Research Center, greatly expanded the knowledge of pre-Columbian cultures and was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2005. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Dorothy Moss

    • Date: March 7, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Curator of painting & sculpture, Dr. Dorothy Moss, Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, directs the triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, and curates the museum’s first-ever performance art series, IDENTIFY. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Jane Walsh

    • Date: July 4, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Curator Emeritus Dr. Jane Walsh, Smithsonian's National Anthropological Archives, developed a specialty in pre-Columbian lapidary technology to better understand the technological advancements of ancient cultures. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Massumeh Farhad

    • Date: October 25, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Dr. Massumeh Farhad, Chief Curator and Curator of Islamic Art, Freer and Sackler Galleries, has created numerous exhibitions on the arts of the Islamic world, and twice received the Smithsonian Secretary's prestigious research prize. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Frances Glessner Lee

    • Date: November 8, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Frances Glessner Lee crafted the “Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death” detailing miniature crime scenes (now on exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery)—to train homicide investigators revolutionizing the emerging field of homicide investigation. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lora Moran-Collins

    • Date: November 21, 2018
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Lora Moran-Collins, 3D Studio Supervisor at Smithsonian Exhibits, made dioramas, mannequins, and models of horses, sea lions, dogs and more for displays across the Smithsonian from 1981 to 2017. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Adrienne Kaeppler

    • Date: June 20, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Curator of Oceanic Ethnology Dr. Adrienne Kaeppler, Smithsonian's National Anthropological Archives, is an expert on Tongan dance and was honored by the YWCA as a leading female scientist whose work increased the understanding of native cultures. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Brandie Smith

    • Date: April 11, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Smithsonian National Zoo's Associate Director for Animal Care Sciences, Dr. Brandie Smith, oversees the care and of 3,000 animals and ensures the genetic diversity of the species living in zoos. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Virginia Outwin Boochever

    • Date: July 11, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Virginia Outwin Boochever, who endowed the National Portrait Gallery's portrait competition, became one of the first female commissioned officers in the Navy WAVES, and was a volunteer at the gallery for 19 years bringing the museum experience to retirement homes. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Valerie Paul

    • Date: May 31, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Dr. Valerie Paul, head scientist at the Smithsonian Marine Station and director of the Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems, researches marine chemical ecology, marine plant-herbivore interactions, coral reef ecology, and marine natural products. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Meghan Ferriter

    • Date: August 16, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Dr. Meghan Ferriter, a scholar in online communities, grew the Smithsonian's Transcription Center from 1000 to 9000 volunteers spanning the globe, and rallied the community to help the Smithsonian make over 300,000 pages of primary source documents searchable online! #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Anne Van Camp

    • Date: January 31, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Outgoing Director, Anne Van Camp, Smithsonian Institution Archives, developed economic models for long-term digital record preservation on NSF’s Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access, and she greatly increased access to and stewardship of the Archives’ collections. #Groundbreaker

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