Posts Tagged ‘Smithsonian’
Honoring 19th Century American Women in Science: How Deborah Warner Scrounged Up Enough Stories for an Exhibit
“When curator Deborah Warner suggested to her superiors at the Smithsonian Institutition that she put together an exhibit documenting the accomplishments of American women in science in the 19th century, her superiors were skeptical. Women scientists in the 19th century? Would there be enough of them to fill an exhibit?” September 16, 1978 On…
Read MoreA Garden for Enid Haupt – the Greatest Patron American Horticulture Has Ever Known
“Despite the four to six inches of dust, Mrs. Haupt insisted on walking through the site, dressed to the nines and in her patent leather shoes.” May 2, 1987 On this day, the Enid A. Haupt Garden was formally dedicated. It took three years to complete and was named for Enid after she insisted on…
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