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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution womensday harris & ewing harrisewing science service records scienceservicerecords society for science & the public societyforsciencethepublic minna p. gill minnapgill suffragists librarians smithsonian library smithsonianlibrary artists washington arts club washingtonartsclub alpha phi sorority alphaphisorority woman portrait buttons liblibs poised smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives women's history month womenshistorymonth women in science womeninscience 2009 library science libraryscience 20th century - early 20thcenturyearly government blackandwhite monochrome indoor black and white Description: During the 1910s, as a young woman, Washington, D.C., native Minna P. Gill was active in the women's suffrage movement and participated in many demonstrations for women's rights. After earning her B.B.A. at the University of Texas, she worked as Science Service librarian during the 1920s and 1930s and later worked in the Smithsonian library, retiring in 1955. An accomplished amateur artist, Gill was active in the Washington Arts Club and the alumni association for Alpha Phi sorority. Creator/Photographer: Harris & Ewing Medium: Black and white photographic print Persistent URL: photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5767 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Collection: Accession 90-105: Science Service Records, 1920s – 1970s - Science Service, now the Society for Science & the Public, was a news organization founded in 1921 to promote the dissemination of scientific and technical information. Although initially intended as a news service, Science Service produced an extensive array of news features, radio programs, motion pictures, phonograph records, and demonstration kits and it also engaged in various educational, translation, and research activities. Accession number: SIA2008-1951 Description: During the 1910s, as a young woman, Washington, D.C., native Minna P. Gill was active in the women's suffrage movement and participated in many demonstrations for women's rights. After earning her B.B.A. at the University of Texas, she worked as Science Service librarian during the 1920s and 1930s and later worked in the Smithsonian library, retiring in 1955. An accomplished amateur artist, Gill was active in the Washington Arts Club and the alumni association for Alpha Phi sorority. Creator/Photographer: Harris & Ewing Medium: Black and white photographic print Persistent URL: photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5767 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Collection: Accession 90-105: Science Service Records, 1920s – 1970s - Science Service, now the Society for Science & the Public, was a news organization founded in 1921 to promote the dissemination of scientific and technical information. Although initially intended as a news service, Science Service produced an extensive array of news features, radio programs, motion pictures, phonograph records, and demonstration kits and it also engaged in various educational, translation, and research activities. Accession number: SIA2008-1951 | ||||
