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      Chemists in the Collections

      • Date: January 27, 2011
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: Today was the kickoff of the International Year of Chemistry 2011, and so we wanted to take the chance to introduce you to some of the chemists from our collections featured on the Smithsonian’s Flickr Commons. Our Flickr Commons sets are filled with photos both of chemistry greats that even the non-scientifically inclined among us celebrated in grade-school textbooks, and

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      Ecards for Women's History Month

      • Date: March 16, 2011
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Women's History Month is not only a good month to recognize and learn about inspiring women who have come before us, it is also the time to recognize women in our own lives who make a difference. If you have a mother, daughter, sister, spouse, or friend you'd like to recognize, drop her a line. For women who are inclined to a life of adventure, you may to send the Charlotte

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    5. Ruby Hirose

      Women in Science Wednesday: Ruby Hirose

      • Date: July 3, 2013
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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    7. In May 1956, Faye Marley, editor of Independent Woman, asked Jane Stafford to contribute an article about women scientists. Record Unit 7091 - Science Service, Records, circa 1910-1973, Smithsonian Institution Archives.

      Playing Against Type: Women, Science, and Stereotypes

      • Date: April 8, 2014
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: Even enlightened publications and workplaces can succumb to the fallback position of choosing stereotyped images of female scientists.

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    9. Fern on Graduation Day, 1952, Rathe Family Collection.

      Fern P. Rathe: Navigating the Lab and the Skies

      • Date: December 17, 2013
      • Description: An update on the life and career of chemist and pilot Fern P. Rathe, featured in the Women in Science Wednesday post on July 17, 2013.

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    11. Dr. Mary Baker, Research Organic Chemist & Museum Conservator, Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute (1987–2000), used differential scanning calorimetry to determine the extent of crystallization in order to establish proper storage and handling procedures for spacesuits. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Mary T. Baker

      • Date: January 20, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Dr. Mary Baker, Research Organic Chemist & Museum Conservator, Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute (1987–2000), used differential scanning calorimetry to determine the extent of crystallization in order to establish proper storage and handling procedures for spacesuits. #Groundbreaker

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      Merging Chemistry and Nutrition: Pauline Gracia Beery Mack

      • Date: March 17, 2011
      • Creator: Tad Bennicoff
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="284" caption="Pauline Gracia Beery Mack (1891-1974), by Underwood & Underwood, Date unknown, Black and white photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, SIA Acc. 90-105 (SIA-SIA2008-5750)."][/caption] For the month of March, the Smithsonian Institution Archives will be

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    15. Lego Paleontologist at the National Museum of Natural History, 2014.

      In the Name of Science

      • Date: February 3, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: As some of you reading this know, we enjoy getting to know fascinating women in science throughout our collections and in the Smithsonian's history. We enjoy it so much that one of us decided we needed a set of LEGO women scientists. Over lunch, we assembled the the sets with some trepidation as it had been years since our previous LEGO adventures. We had fun playing and

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    17. Ruby K. Worner, Smithsonian Institution Archives. Image ID SIA2015-004747

      Science Service, Up Close: Ruby K. Worner

      • Date: November 12, 2015
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: A look at the brilliant work and sharp insight of a trailblazing woman chemist, Ruby K. Worner.

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    19. Chemist Mary Engle Pennington (1872-1952), an expert on the refrigeration of perishable foods, was chosen by the American Chemical Society as the 1940 recipient of the Francis P. Garvan Gold Medal to honor outstanding achievement in science by a woman.

      Women in Science Wednesday: Mary Engle Pennington

      • Date: July 23, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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    21. Microbiologist Elizabeth Lee Hazen and chemist Rachel Brown

      Women in Science Wednesday: Elizabeth Lee Hazen and Rachel Brown

      • Date: July 10, 2013
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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    23. Margaret D. Foster, by Unknown, 1919, Smithsonian Archives - History Div, SIA2010-0474.

      Margaret D. Foster

      • Date: 1919
      • Creator: Unknown
      • Creator: Unknown

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