To celebrate Women’s History Month in March and the recent release of Wonder Woman 1984 (filmed and set at the Smithsonian!), we present the first in our Women’s History with Smithsonian Libraries and Archives program series, sponsored by Deloitte, "Wonderful Women Creating Change." You'll learn about our own connections to this iconic character and hear what it was really like to be a woman working at the Smithsonian in the 1970s and 1980s. Lilla Vekerdy, Head and Curator of Special Collections, and Elizabeth Harmon, Digital Curator of the History of Smithsonian Women in Science, share behind-the-scenes insights into the intriguing contents of our collection of materials from the creator of Wonder Woman, William Moulton Marston, and our fascinating Smithsonian records that document the experiences of real women. Links shared during the event: We haven’t yet digitized all of our Wonder Woman-related collections, but you can find out more about them in our catalog: 1) https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=16142P8331I26.2880&profile=liball&uri=link=3100011~!523283~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab114&menu=search&ri=1&source=~!silibraries&term=MSS+001619+B&index=CALLO 2) https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=16142P8331I26.2880&profile=liball&uri=link=3100011~!523282~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab114&menu=search&ri=3&source=~!silibraries&term=MSS+001618+B+quarto&index=CALLO 3) https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=16142P8331I26.2880&profile=liball&uri=link=3100011~!1792219~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab114&menu=search&ri=6&source=~!silibraries&term=MSS+001818+B&index=CALLO For much more in-depth background about Wonder Woman and William Moulton Marston, read this article by Jill Lepore, who did research with our materials at the Dibner Library: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/origin-story-wonder-woman-180952710/ Take a closer look at our Wonder Woman materials in the Dibner Library in this video: https://youtu.be/H98Q44vwxbk Listen to Lilla talk about Wonder Woman on the Smithsonian’s sidedoor podcast: https://www.si.edu/sidedoor/ep-1-how-wonder-woman-got-her-groove-back Learn more about how women fought for gender equity and opportunity at the Smithsonian in the 70s: https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/women-carrying-out-work-change-1970s Read more about how Gloria Steinem inspired change at the Smithsonian: https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/how-gloria-steinem-inspired-change-smithsonian The fully digitized copy of The Torch with these articles: https://siarchives.si.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/torch/Torch%201979/SIA_000371_1979_04.pdf Here’s a link to the symposium on women in science: https://womenshistory.si.edu/events/american-women-science
Video Duration:
1 hr 11 sec
YouTube Keywords:
Smithsonian Library Libraries Science History Art Culbute
