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• smithsonianinstitution
• smithsonianinstitutionarchives
• radcliffecollege
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• educator
• smile
• scientist
• womenshistorymonth2013
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• 1937
• publichealth
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• womenshistorymonth

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• Smithsonian Institution 3 photos
• Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America 1 photo
• The Library of Congress 1 photo

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Frances Jean MacInnes (b. 1892)

from Smithsonian Institution

• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  Her parents, Duncan MacInnes and Frances Sayers, were born in Scotland and England respectively; she was born in Salt Lake City. books.google.com/books?id=rzROAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Frances%... Her brother, Duncan Arthur MacInnes (1885-1965), was also born in Salt Lake City, also attended the University of Illinois, for grad school; he earned a PhD there in 1911, and became a professor of Physical Chemistry at MIT.

Ada L. Comstock (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• trialsanderrors said:

  Ada Comstock (December 11, 1876-December 12, 1973) was an American women's education pioneer. She served as the first dean of women at the University of Minnesota and later as the first full-time president of Radcliffe College. I added the picture to the Wikipedia article, the big version is now at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ada_Comstock_(LOC_ggbain....

• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  Her papers are at Harvard: oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch00104 And at Smith College (where she was also on the faculty): asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/smitharchives/manosca15...

• Kristi (LOC P&P) said:

  trialsanderrors and pennylrichardsca: Thanks for the research on the many accomplishments of Ms. Comstock. We will add to the description for this photograph when we update.

Marina Prajmovsky Meyers (1924-1974)

from Smithsonian Institution

• 1 older comment, and then…
• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  Reports on the Talent Search win, including another photo of Marina Prajmovsky:
  books.google.com/books?id=nCEDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=RA1-PA46&a...
  This blog entry has more details about her:
  blog.sciencewomen.com/2007/03/wwii-era-westinghouse-scien...