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      Link Love: 2/9/2018

      • Date: February 9, 2018
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Smithsonian Books is publishing a pocket-sized version of "Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours," a 19th-century guide to color for artists, scientists, naturalists, and anthropologists. [via Colossal]The boundary of our known universe has expanded; a population of planets was discovered outside the Milky Way. [via WAPO]The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery's director, Kim

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      Finding Elizabeth

      • Date: July 7, 2010
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="171" caption="Elizabeth Sabin Goodwin, c. 1920s–1970s, by Unidentified photographer, Black and white photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession number: SIA2008-1965. "][/caption] If you put it on Flickr, will they come? Well in this case, the answer is, "yes." In March 2009 we posted a number of images of women

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    5. Black and white photo of a young Margaret Collins sitting at a lab bench with a microscope in front of her.

      Margaret Collins: Scholar, Civil Rights Activist, and Mentor

      • Date: March 27, 2018
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: During this Women’s History Month, the Smithsonian Transcription Center has been highlighting projects from women around the Smithsonian. Among these women is Margaret Collins, a pioneering scientist and civil rights activist. While her fieldwork has been written about previously, that is clearly just one part of a full and distinguished career.Collins’ interest in science

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    7. A man and woman stands outdoors in a rocky area. Both are holding the golf clubs and the woman is preparing to take a swing.

      Margaret Sordahl, Collecting Flora and Fauna at a Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Station

      • Date: December 2, 2021
      • Description: We’re taking a glimpse into the work and life of Margaret Sordahl and other women at Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory stations around the world.

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    9. A man and woman in beige shirts and pants stand in front of four elephants. Four men are riding the elephants. The man in beige is wearing a hat and binoculars around his neck.

      A Crafty Way to Support the Smithsonian

      • Date: May 14, 2019
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Tracing the history of the Smithsonian Women’s Committee, created in 1966 to raise funds to support the Institution, especially its educational programs.

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      Link Love: 3/31/2017

      • Date: March 31, 2017
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: There are 145 collection items at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, and their new Objects of Wonder exhibit looks at how scientists use these collections to further our understanding of the world! (via Buzzfeed)Get cozy while you research! Folger Shakespeare Library lends out handmade shawls to visitors. [via Atlas Obscura]Students from the College of

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    13. Two sketches of a bird's head attached to a beige paper. The larger sketch is in color and the smaller sketch is in black and white.

      Link Love: 3/15/2019

      • Date: March 15, 2019
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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    15. The Life Behind the Photograph

      • Date: March 28, 2013
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: Thanks to the Flickr community, the Smithsonian Archives knows the context for a photograph of Norwegian biologist Kristin Bonnevie.

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      Oral Histories of the Smithsonian

      • Date: February 27, 2020
      • Description: As part of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, meet a few women in science who have broken gender barriers at the Smithsonian and in their respective fields.

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    19. Smithsonian’s National Zoo Andean Bear cubs, Mayni (L) and Muniri (R), by Abby Wood, March 19, 2015, National Zoo.

      Link Love: 3/27/2015

      • Date: March 27, 2015
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

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    21. A Pioneer Mammalogist: Viola Shelly Schantz

      • Date: March 19, 2013
      • Description: In honor of Women's History Month, here is a brief biography of sorts about Viola S. Schantz, a prominent mammalogist who worked for the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service from 1918-1961.

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    23. Link Love: 02/26/2021

      • Date: February 26, 2021
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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