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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Melanie R. Bond

      • Date: October 17, 2018
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: Biologist and primate keeper, Melanie R. Bond, was the first woman gorilla keeper at the National Zoo and co-authored the "Orangutan (Pongo) Care Manual" for the Association of Zoos & Aquariums. #Groundbreaker

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        Wonderful Women Wednesday: Marie C. Malaro

        • Date: September 12, 2018
        • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
        • Description: Marie C. Malaro was a lawyer in the Smithsonian's Office of General Counsel and published two landmark books on ethics and legal issues facing museums. #Groundbreaker

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        Wonderful Women Wednesday: Louise Daniel Hutchinson

        • Date: August 22, 2018
        • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
        • Description: Louise Daniel Hutchinson (1928-2014) was founding Research Director at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, now the Anacostia Community Museum, and was a pioneer in both oral and community history. #Groundbreaker.

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        How Gloria Steinem Inspired Change at the Smithsonian

        • Date: February 2, 2021
        • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
        • Description: In December 1978, Gloria Steinem met with the Smithsonian Institution Women’s Council (SIWC) to advise the group on carrying out the work of change at the Smithsonian and to broaden members’ understanding of the women’s movement. As described by attendees, the conversation was “dynamite…great…wonderful.” One member expressed her surprise at finding Steinem so agreeable;

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        Tichkematse—A Great Favorite at the Smithsonian

        • Date: November 25, 2021
        • Description: A forerunner of today’s efforts to decolonize and Indigenize American museums, Tichkematse was one of the first Native American employees at the Smithsonian Institution. His work with natural history and anthropological collections continue to inspire Native and non-Native museum professionals nearly 150 years later.

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      • "The whole Smithsonian was like one big family . . . "

        • Date: March 12, 2013
        • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
        • Description: For forty years, Miss Helena Weiss kept the Smithsonian running smoothly as a clerk, stenographer, director of the Office of Correspondence and Documents, and Registrar. When she retired, her position was divided into seven separate jobs.

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        An Intern Learns from Those Who Came Before

        • Date: August 16, 2016
        • Description: A brief tale of a Smithsonian summer internship and the experience, knowledge, and change that ensued.

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        A Quirk, a Chase and the Power of a Crowd

        • Date: March 13, 2014
        • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
        • Description: People everywhere are helping the Smithsonian Institution Archives make more of its collections deeply accessible through helping transcribe field books, journals, and diaries in our collections.

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          The Good Wife

          • Date: September 28, 2011
          • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
          • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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          WWI: Staff Supporting the War Effort

          • Date: June 17, 2016
          • Description: The men and women of the Smithsonian are the Institution’s most important asset, a fact which was as true in the 1910s as it is today. The staff of the Smithsonian work together to fulfill their mission: ‘the increase and diffusion of knowledge,’ working for the public good and engaging the world. During World War I, this mission expanded beyond academic knowledge to support

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