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American Women's History Initiative

Ophthalmologist Dr. Patricia Bath poses with students at the National Museum of American History in 2000. (National Museum of American History, Archives Center.)

Hear Voices of Women Leaders in Science, Technology, and Innovation

May 6th, 2021, 12:11PM
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Thirteen “Because of Her Story” interns spent the summer uncovering stories of remarkable American women and learning museum practice. Pictured: Stella Hendricks, intern, National Portrait Gallery. (Michael Barnes)

“Because of Her Story” Interns Look to Historical Role Models

August 19th, 2019, 2:18PM
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Women of Apollo

July 11th, 2019, 3:12PM
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Firooz Zahedi, Ellen DeGeneres, 1997. Gift of Time magazine, National Portrait Gallery (NPG.99.TC23.1) ©Firooz Zahedi

LGBTQ Women Who Made History

June 26th, 2019, 2:10PM
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(Dino Morrow Photography)

Hawai'i’s Women Canoe Carvers

May 22nd, 2019, 11:46AM
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Effie Kapsalis is the Senior Digital Program Officer for the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

A Conversation with Effie Kapsalis

May 7th, 2019, 12:25PM
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Participants at a 1971 whale biology conference. Sheila Minor is pictured in the second row, center left. Photo via @mycandacejean

Uncovering Hidden Stories

March 27th, 2019, 3:28PM
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Ariana Curtis

Ariana Curtis: Museums and the Everyday Woman

March 27th, 2019, 2:49PM
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Gail Anderson

Gail Anderson: A Lifetime in Design

March 27th, 2019, 2:47PM
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Constance Stuart Larrabee (left) and friend photographing among Ndebele women, near Pretoria, South Africa, 1936. All photos used in this story are courtesy Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Photographing Africa: A Woman’s View

March 27th, 2019, 2:46PM
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