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  1. 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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  3. SI History Bibliography

    Women Scientists in America: Struggles and Strategies to 1940

    • Date: 1982
    • Creator: Rossiter, Margaret W
    • Creator: Rossiter, Margaret W

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  5. SI History Chronology

    Women Join SI Guard Force Permanently

    • Date: May, 1974

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  7. Sophie G. Lutterlough c. 2008, photographer unknown, www.tributes.com.

    “It Won’t Be Easy to Leave after 40 Years”: Sophie Lutterlough’s Career at the National Museum of Natural History

    • Date: February 16, 2016
    • Description: This post discusses the contributions of Sophie Lutterlough to the National Museum of Natural History.

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  9. Women in the Telegraph Office, U.S. National Museum

    Women in the Telegraph Office, U.S. National Museum

    • Date: 1886
    • Creator: Unknown (Thomas W. Smillie?)
    • Creator: Unknown (Thomas W. Smillie?)

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  11. 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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  13. 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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  15. 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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  17. 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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  19. 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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  21. Community Ecologist Dr. Sunshine A. Van Bael, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, studies how plants co-opt other organisms to aid in their own defense and, to what extent sustainable land-use practices support biodiversity conservation. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Sunshine A. Van Bael

    • Date: June 10, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Community Ecologist Dr. Sunshine A. Van Bael, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, studies how plants co-opt other organisms to aid in their own defense and, to what extent sustainable land-use practices support biodiversity conservation. #Groundbreaker

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  23. Astrophysicist Dr. Andrea K. Dupree , and Kepler teammate, Ron Gilliland, obtained the first image of the surface of a star. She recently led a team that discovered fast hot winds from very young stars, which could profoundly affect their evolution and the environment of surrounding planets. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Andrea K. Dupree

    • Date: January 14, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Astrophysicist Dr. Andrea K. Dupree, and Kepler teammate, Ron Gilliland, obtained the first image of the surface of a star. She recently led a team that discovered fast hot winds from very young stars, which could profoundly affect their evolution and the environment of surrounding planets. #Groundbreaker

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