Description: Dr. Mireya Loza, Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, researches labor history and her 1st book, "Defiant Braceros", won the Immigration and Ethnic History Society's Theodore Saloutos Book Award.
Description: Former Senior Staff Scientist, Dr. Olga Linares, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, greatly expanded the understanding of Central American human evolution, and was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 1992. #Groundbreaker
Description: Research Anthropologist Dr. Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, uses bones to study the effects of environmental contaminants on people in the past and present, and directs the Smithsonian Institution Bio-Imaging Research Center. #Groundbreaker
Description: Arctic anthropologist and archaeologist, Dr. Susan A. Kaplan (left), formerly of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History , directs the Peary McMillan Arctic Museum & Arctic Studies Center, and studies Inuit responses to environmental change and Arctic exploration. #Groundbreaker
Description: Help us find a photograph of Eunice Newton Foote! Scientist Eunice Newton Foote, in 1856, was the 1st to speculate that modest increases in CO2 concentration could result in atmospheric warming, and was a contributor to the Smithsonian's weather data project.
Description: Curator of African American History and Culture at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Fath Davis Ruffins, is a specialist in ethnic imagery in popular culture, the history of advertising, and the origins of ethnic museums on the National Mall. #Groundbreaker
Description: Frances Glessner Lee crafted the “Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death” detailing miniature crime scenes (now on exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery)—to train homicide investigators revolutionizing the emerging field of homicide investigation. #Groundbreaker
Description: Curator Helena E. Wright, Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, researches the role of graphic media in expanding visual culture and won a 2017 Secretary's Research Prize. #Groundbreaker
Description: Lora Moran-Collins, 3D Studio Supervisor at Smithsonian Exhibits, made dioramas, mannequins, and models of horses, sea lions, dogs and more for displays across the Smithsonian from 1981 to 2017. #Groundbreaker
Description: Former Under Secretary of the Smithsonian (1992-2000), Constance Berry Newman, also served 7 Presidential appointments in the U.S. federal government, 5 of which required Senate confirmations. #Groundbreaker
Description: Curator of Oceanic Ethnology Dr. Adrienne Kaeppler, Smithsonian's National Anthropological Archives, is an expert on Tongan dance and was honored by the YWCA as a leading female scientist whose work increased the understanding of native cultures. #Groundbreaker