March 2020
Smithsonian magazine delivers trusted and incisive reporting on history, science, nature, culture and travel.
Features
Thou Shalt Not Underestimate Florence Nightingale
Scholars are finding there’s much more to the “lady with the lamp” than her famous exploits as a nurse in the Crimean War
Explosive!
A new theory takes aim at the mystery of what doomed the crew aboard the Hunley, the most famous—and lethal—submarine of the Civil War
Beasts of the Northern Wild
Braving the Arctic winter to study fierce but elusive wolverines
The Legend of Limberlost
A patch of Indiana wilderness fulfills the vision of an overlooked American naturalist, Gene Stratton-Porter
Departments
Better Late
Zilia Sánchez has long been a creative force. Now she’s having her big moment—in her tenth decade
Beauty and the Brand
A century before today’s celebrity health gurus, an American businesswoman made a fortune marketing herself
Growth Industry
A turn-of-the-century hair-care magnate who shared her wealth gets the spotlight
Jetting Into the Future
The unique design of an experimental Nazi aircraft has infatuated aviation enthusiasts for decades
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