In 1789, Philadelphians celebrated the arrival of George Washington with a “Triumphal Arch”—but it nearly ended in disaster. Learn the details in the 2nd installment of #CrowdedHistory with @amyknoel, @mikedoesmuseums, and @AmRevMuseum https://t.co/wbqbftcno3 #VisitPhilly
@Boston1775@AmPhilSociety@MHS1791 There was a mixup in the description. This talk is about Peale’s 1784 arch to celebrate the end of the war, not his 1789 arch to celebrate GW.
Curators of the 2018 APS Museum exhibition @amyknoel and @LadyStaircase tell us more about some of the women anthropologists they highlighted in "In Franklin's Footsteps" in their blog post, "The Study of Man (Done by Women)": https://t.co/Ox6unEvZbn
APS Museum Education Coordinator Ali Rospond writes about Thomas Jefferson's research on the giant ground sloth and comparative anatomy: https://t.co/RmhhuztmuG
Maria Mitchell, the first American woman elected to the APS (1869), was a pioneer in astronomy, education, and equal pay for women. Read more about her fascinating life in this post from Assistant Librarian and Head of Cataloguing, Marian Christ: https://t.co/ONAgCaLtaI
The APS Museum is now accepting applications for its two-year Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship. The next fellow will co-curate a 2020 exhibition on Franklin and science and lead a 2021 exhibition on women scientists https://t.co/DHkCYwUoFD
Thanks to the Secrets of Philadelphia site for visiting In Franklin's Footsteps. Check out their review of the exhibition for some highlights, including a field sketch of a "wiggle waggle"-ing polar bear tail by explorer Elisha Kent Kane https://t.co/cLoPpnz4el
Very proud of this new book, pub in spring 2019: a graphic novel on Humboldt’s 5–year exploration of South America – an intimate portrait of him illustrated by amazing Lillian Melcher & Humboldt’s own diary pages, sketches, drawings & engravings. https://t.co/w8nJoF8JQZ
From Ben Franklin's library chair to Neil Armstrong’s signed copy of the moon landing transcript, chk out treasures on display at @AmPhilSociety's current exhibit, open now thru Dec 30th! #archivespHL
.@amyknoel and @LadyStaircase, @MellonFdn Curatorial Fellows, share some highlights from the life and research of biochemist Mildred Cohn, who is featured in the exhibition In Franklin's Footsteps. Processing of the Cohn papers supported by @BeckmanFnd https://t.co/GjfIFHNtqC
'It is a feminist act to preserve stuff that women have done and written' Elizabeth Denlinger, curator NY Pub Lib in Diane Mehta @parisreview The Rare Women in the Rare Book Trade. Obv. reprinting neglected classics diff from collecting original volumes; but not so diff.
Today's reading of the #DeclarationofIndependence, accompanied by George III's response & selections from Abigail Adams & Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments. Starring Dir of Scholarly Programs @Adrianna_Link, Librarian Patrick Spero, Curator of Printed Materials @davidjgary
For #NationalAmericanEagleDay we are sharing this eagle drawing by Titian Ramsay Peale for a coin or medallion circa 1835-1836, contributed by @AmPhilSociety - Find this record and more on the DPLA here: https://t.co/gt2mCTrFP8
In case you were wondering, one-third (95 out of 289) of all American Nobel Prizes in the Sciences have been earned by Immigrants to the United States.