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Dorothea Dix: Mental Health Reformer and Civil War Nurse

WEBThroughout the next months, the Smithsonian Institution Archives will feature posts related to the Smithsonian and the Civil War in honor of the 150th anniversary of …

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The Hall of Health and the Exhibits Modernization Program

WEBThe hall opened on November 3, 1957, one of the many exhibits reimagined as part of the Exhibits Modernization Program. Spearheaded by Frank Taylor, then Assistant Director …

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How to Do Oral History Smithsonian Institution Archives

WEBAfter the Oral History Interview. 1. Download interview files onto your computer, following the instructions provided. 2. On your computer, rename each file by right clicking on file …

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Science Service, Up Close: "Stealth Authors" and An …

WEBScience Service's first director E. E. Slosson ardently supported the rights of women, in the home and workplace, as well as at the ballot box. Slosson's egalitarian …

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Dr. Evelyn G. Mitchell

WEBDr. Evelyn Groesbeeck Mitchell was an entomologist, medical doctor, passionate social reformer, and one of the most awe-inspiring figures I’ve encountered …

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Fielding Bradford Meek Smithsonian Institution Archives

WEBFielding Bradford Meek (1817-1876) was a paleontologist; geologist; resident collaborator in Paleontology at the Smithsonian; and a member of the Megatherium Club. Along with …

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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Melanie McField

WEBDr. Melanie McField is the founding director of the Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Initiative, a collaborative, international conservation program of the …

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Pamela M. Henson Smithsonian Institution Archives

WEBThe Smithsonian Goes Telephonic in 1878! June 28, 2018 by Pamela M. Henson. The Smithsonian installed its first telephone service in the Castle in 1878 reflecting the …

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Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt (1901-1986)

WEBSummary. Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt (1901-1986) was the Federal Minister of Health in West Germany, 1961-1966, and first woman in the Bonn cabinet. In an exclusive interview to …

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A Portrait of a Scientist

WEBDr. Evelyn G. Mitchell loved neurology and fishing. June 2, 2020, by Dr. Elizabeth Harmon. Evelyn Groesback Mitchell was born in East Orange, N.J. She is a …

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United States. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2

WEBNAMRU-2 had its beginnings on Guam during World War II under the Rockefeller Foundation. Its primary function then, as it is now, was to study infectious diseases of …

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(left to right): Pierre Dorolle (1899-1980) and Marcolino Gomes …

WEBSummary. French physician Pierre Dorolle (1899-1980) was Deputy Director of the World Health Organization, 1950-1973, and Brazilian physician Marcolino Gomes Candau …

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Science Service, Up Close: John Clavon Norman, Jr. – Pathbreaking

WEB[edan-image:id=siris_arc_395101,size=300,left]When Harvard Medical School distributed these photographs of John Clavon Norman, Jr., M.D. (1930-2014) to …

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Smokey Bear Smithsonian Institution Archives

WEBSmokey Bear, the character, was created by the Forest Service in August 1944 as the lead symbol in its Wildfire Prevention Campaign. However, there was also a real, living …

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Mildred Clare Scoville (1892

WEBMildred Clare Scoville (1892?-1969) received a Lasker Award in 1949 from the National Committee for Mental Hygiene "in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the …

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(left to right): Clarence Dennis (1909-2005), John Heysham …

WEBSummary. Clarence Dennis (1909-2005) performed the first open heart surgery using the heart-lung machine; surgeon John Heysham Gibbon, Jr. (1903-1973) invented the heart …

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Margaret Collins: Scholar, Civil Rights Activist, and Mentor

WEBDuring this Women’s History Month, the Smithsonian Transcription Center has been highlighting projects from women around the Smithsonian. Among these …

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World Health Exhibit Opening

WEBSummary. Opening press conference for the "World Health" exhibit on World Health Day in the Hall of Health at the National Museum of History and Technology, now known as the …

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Hugh Smith Cumming (1869-1948)

WEBHugh Smith Cumming (1869-1948) was U.S. Surgeon General, 1920-1936, and headed the Quarantine Service, U.S. Public Health Service.

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