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Women's History at the Smithsonian
There are a bunch of reasons why it's harder to find information about women scientists in the federal archives. One reason is a Great Depression-era policy called the Economy Act of 1932. For instance, one entomologist named Doris Holmes Blake kept working at the Smithsonian but off the books. A woman scientist's name might appear in a number of different ways as her husband's name with a Mrs. in front.
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