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Graziella C. Pierangeli
“Portrait of Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin, Harvard University Portrait Collection, Gift of Dudley and Georgene Herschbach.”“Behind every great man stands an even greater woman,” is a...
American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society will cap off Women’s History Month with a new exhibition celebrating path-breaking work by women in science. Opening March 31, Pursuit...
Elinor Berger
Header Image: “Bas-Relief with Portrait of Emma Diruff Seiler, 1891. APS.”]There is little doubt that Emma Diruff Seiler, one of the first female Members of...
Graziella C. Pierangeli
“Florence Sabin and women educators at Barnard. Florence Rena Sabin Papers, Mss.B.SA12, LH-B-33. APS.”When I was in third grade, I joined an afterschool program called...
American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society’s Library & Museum and Linda Hall Library have bet on their respective home teams to win the Super Bowl – and...
Alexandra Rospond
Weather affects our everyday lives. That sentiment may sound familiar for two reasons: 1.) It’s true and 2.) These were the starting words of my...
Michael Madeja
As a member of the exhibitions team at the APS, I get the privilege of seeing these public-facing works go from idea to execution. But...
American Philosophical Society
We have a great group of 11 Summer Interns working on various projects at the APS over the next several weeks. Read below to learn...