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Margaret V. Dunham, standing at bank of instruments, 1943

Elena de Galantha undated

Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898-1979), demonstrating equipment in lab

Dietary Detective: Smithsonian Scientist Briana Pobiner

Ruth Colvin Starrett McGuire (1893-1950)

Elizabeth Roboz Einstein (1904-1995)

Mathilde Krim

Ingeborg Schmidt (b. 1899)

left to right: Anna Hall, C.P. Li, Mrs. Auborn Hall, Morris Schaeffer (b. 1907), Mrs. Johnnie Johnson, and Ann Beasley

Mary Rice at Florida Marine Station's Lab

Ancient Avian Adventurer: Smithsonian Scientist Helen James

Nanoseconds Associated with Grace Hopper

Grace Hopper

Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative: Sally Ride

Katherine Stinson Otero

Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin (1900-1979)

Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin (1900-1979)

Leopard Lifesaver: Smithsonian Scientist JoGayle Howard

Coral Conservator: Smithsonian Scientist Mary Hagedorn

Modern Materials Interview with Research Scientist

Maria Goeppert-Mayer (1906-1972)

Eslanda G. Robeson, from the unrealized portfolio "Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After"

Zoo Vets: Chief Veterinarian at the National Zoo

Animal Analyst: Smithsonian Scientist Katharine Hope

Snail Sleuth: Smithsonian Scientist Rachel Collin

Irene Amy Patchett Smith (1887-1989)

Devra Kleiman and Jaren Horsley

Maria Goeppert-Mayer (1906-1972), walking in to the Nobel ceremony with King Gustaf Adolf, 1963

Jane Blankenship Gibson

Archives Presents: Women's History Month Facebook Live

William M. Mann and Lucile Quarry Mann - 1940 Smithsonian-Firestone Expedition to Liberia

Lucile Quarry Mann Feeding Tiger Cub, Babette

Devra Kleiman on "Smithsonian World," 1984.

Mary Engle Pennington

Alice Hamilton

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