Meet Author, Suffragist, and Minister Phebe Hanaford
Phebe Ann Coffin Hanaford was a successful author of fourteen books, but she was more than a writer. She was a social reformer who was an outspoken advocate for abolition and women’s suffrage and was also one of the first women ordained by the Universalist church
Meet the Experts Who Care for Smithsonian Film Collections
An upcoming event will introduce audiences to the Smithsonian's Audiovisual Media Preservation Initiative, preview recently digitized collections, and meet the staff who make it happen
A 19th-Century Encyclopedia Gets a Modern Makeover
"Iconographic Encyclopaedia of Science, Literature, and Art" was translated and updated by Spencer Baird, a man who would become the Smithsonian's second Secretary. Much like our very own Institution, it covered topics from art to zoology. Today, a new digital edition helps brings its knowledge to 21st-century viewers.