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  1. Staff Scientist Emirata, Dr. Mary Jane West-Eberhard, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, studies why some organisms live in societies & is noted for arguing that phenotypic & developmental plasticity play a key role in sharing animal evolution. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Mary Jane West-Eberhard

    • Date: July 1, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Staff Scientist Emirata, Dr. Mary Jane West-Eberhard, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, studies why some organisms live in societies & is noted for arguing that phenotypic & developmental plasticity play a key role in sharing animal evolution. #Groundbreaker

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  3. Close-up of a woman with short hair and wearing a scarf.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dorothy T. Van Arsdale

    • Date: December 4, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Dorothy T. Van Arsdale, Chief, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1964–70, managed logistics for traveling exhibitions around the world. A major part of her role was negotiating with host countries about shipping, transportation, conservation, and more. #Groundbreaker

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  5. A woman looks away from the camera and leans on a tree trunk.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Kristina Anderson-Teixeira

    • Date: July 31, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Dr. Kristina Anderson-Teixeira, Forest Ecologist, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute & Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 2012–present, leads the ForestGEO Ecosystems and Climate Program. In 2019, she won the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. #Groundbreaker

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  7. A woman wearing a Smithsonian hat with the sunburst logo stands in a field, while holding a bird. She is smiling at the camera.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Autumn-Lynn Harrison

    • Date: March 6, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Dr. Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Research Scientist at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center since 2014, works with large marine vertebrates, including pinnipeds and seabirds. She is the Program Manager of the Migratory Connectivity Project, which aims to use technologies to track bird species throughout their annual cycle. #Groundbreaker

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  9. Two men and one woman speak outdoors. The woman is at the center.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Sharon F. Patton

    • Date: September 25, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Dr. Sharon F. Patton, Director, Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, 2003-2008, oversaw the museum’s 9,000 African art objects and welcomed the distinguished Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection. Under her leadership, the museum opened its first traveling exhibition and established a visiting artists program. #Groundbreaker

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    Volunteers and the Smithsonian: A History

    • Date: April 5, 2011
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  13. Forensic ornithologist, Roxie Collie Laybourne, created the field of forensic ornithology which has improved air safety through the use of bird data, by making modifications to flight plans and creating programs to scare away birds at some airports. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Roxie Collie Laybourne

    • Date: August 19, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Forensic ornithologist, Roxie Collie Laybourne, created the field of forensic ornithology which has improved air safety through the use of bird data, by making modifications to flight plans and creating programs to scare away birds at some airports. #Groundbreaker

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  15. Portrait of Cynthia Chavez Lamar. Her hair is shoulder-length and she had bangs. Her top is black and gray. Her arms are crossed and she is smiling toward the camera. She is wearing a silver necklace with a turquoise stone at the center.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Cynthia Chavez Lamar

    • Date: January 26, 2022
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Last week, Dr. Cynthia Chavez Lamar was named director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Chavez Lamar has worked at the Museum throughout her career, from an internship in 1994 to her current role as acting associate director for collections and operations. Between 2000 and 2005, she was an associate curator, leading the work on “Our Lives,” one of

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Marian H. Pettibone

    • Date: April 12, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Bonus anecdote about Dr. Pettitbone:"While standing in line for a job interview during WWII, she overheard that men standing in the next line were going to get paid much more than those in her line. She then switched lines and became a spot welder, rather than a typist."

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  19. Dora Jean Dougherty Strother (b. 1921)

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dora Jean Dougherty Strother

    • Date: August 21, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  21. Elise Depew Strang L'Esperance (1878-1959), M.D. and professor of pathology

    Women in Science Wednesday: Elise Depew Strang L'Esperance

    • Date: December 25, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting a groundbreaking woman in science.

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  23. Plant physiologist Helen Kemp Archbold Porter (1899-1987) was the first woman to hold a chair at the Imperial College of Science and Technology. She became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1956.

    Women in Science Wednesday: Helen Kemp Archbold Porter

    • Date: July 30, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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