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We are happy to welcome Rhea L. Combs as the new Director of Curatorial Affairs, starting May 10! Combs comes to us from @nmaahc where she served as curator of film and photography. Spread the news and show her some love! #myNPG : Abe Mohammadione/Ideas Unitedpic.twitter.com/Nv2hXzfhhV

Learn more about Sylvia Rivera: http://s.si.edu/3dfD7nK pic.twitter.com/7WQx6qtmZr

Politicized by the 1969 Stonewall Riots, Sylvia Rivera campaigned with the Gay Activist Alliance in urging NYC to enact a nondiscrimination ordinance. In the 90s Rivera was embraced as one of the fundamental figures of the LGBTQ movement. #WHM #InternationalTransDayofVisibilitypic.twitter.com/jsu00WQyq0

Notice the fun cherry blossoms in Helen Taft's portrait? This and millions more images across the Smithsonian are available to download, share and reuse. #SmithsonianOpenAccess Check it out! http://si.edu/openaccess pic.twitter.com/hlbJoBi80e

Helen Taft's legacy might be the 3,020 Japanese cherry trees that she had planted Capitol grounds and along the Tidal Basin in D.C. After a visit in Japan, she believed they would add beauty to the nation’s capital. #CherryBlossoms Learn more: http://firstladies.si.edu pic.twitter.com/o4EqjEMc3Y

Grace Murray Hopper is one of the most important figures both in the creation of modern computer science and in the history of the U.S. Navy. #WHM : http://s.si.edu/2QMRtVb pic.twitter.com/fNaMaH3QR6

A pioneering molecular biologist, Maxine Singer has also been in the forefront of crafting ethical and safety guidelines for genetic engineering and is a staunch public advocate for science. #WHM : http://s.si.edu/3fqFEOJ pic.twitter.com/Jvvp00R4Dg

As anti-Asian prejudice hindered her career, Chien-Shiung Wu joined the Manhattan Project in 1944. She disliked being called “the First Lady of Physics,” but she was a trailblazer for women. #WHM : http://s.si.edu/2Pmn2VB pic.twitter.com/buy5tsthkn

Join us and @TWBallet as they highlight renowned ballerina, Maria Tallchief. Learn about the prima ballerina and the role she played in ballet history. #WHM Register → http://bit.ly/3eYCUI3 pic.twitter.com/u5IYXndXvj

Ethel Waters overcame bleak beginnings to emerge as a versatile singer and actress whose talent propelled her from honky-tonks to Hollywood. Waters became the first African American actress to play a dramatic lead on Broadway. #WHM : http://s.si.edu/3d4HQZr pic.twitter.com/HCKP0Oj4jz

Self-described “Texican” and award-winning actor Eva Longoria had her breakthrough in the role of Gabrielle Solis in the series Desperate Housewives, becoming the first pivotal and primetime Latina character in U.S. television. #WHM : http://s.si.edu/3d4xTLM pic.twitter.com/2XI1rlsgFb

A gifted actress, Dolores del Rio rocketed to Hollywood stardom within a year of her arrival from Mexico in 1925. Although the industry counted her among its first Latin stars, del Rio resisted Hollywood’s efforts to typecast. #WHM : http://s.si.edu/3vVNtSq pic.twitter.com/qpMDRPnJ7V

Who are some of the women in film who have inspired you? Actress and activist Susan Sarandon started her film career as a self-declared "hippie chick," then charted an independent course through five decades of films. #WHM : http://s.si.edu/3fbplFl pic.twitter.com/sKeaGo3rUs

Don't miss out on our Women's History Month Virtual Festival! Saturday, March 27 starting at 11 AM Learn more and register: http://bit.ly/3eYCUI3 pic.twitter.com/rCTQJIJGlp