Considering Museum Work? A Conversation with Curators From the Smithsonian
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about:
Our guests’ career paths at the Smithsonian,
their work to help create a new Women’s history museum,
collecting BLM materials during protests,
creating exhibits just as the pandemic closed the museum,
and a discussion of their book on women’s artifacts in the Smithsonian.
Today’s book is: Smithsonian American Women: Remarkable Objects and Stories of Strength, Ingenuity, and Vision from the National Collection, a book that offers a unique and panoramic look at women's history in the United States through the lens of ordinary…
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