Women at Work
On Tuesday, February 15th, the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives presented the second program in our Women’s History series, sponsored by Deloitte. We shared historical women at work and heard from a panel of leaders about their experiences and understanding of the modern situation of women at work and how we can continue to make progress.
Historian Hannah Byrne and Director Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty shared little-known stories from our library and archival collections of historical women at work in STEAM, who, in many cases, dealt with other critical moments in history. Then, Under Secretary for Science and Research Ellen Stofan moderated a panel of leaders from the Biden administration and Deloitte.
Panelists included:
Jedidah Isler, PhD, Assistant Director, STEM Opportunity & Engagement, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Jennifer Klein, JD, Director of the White House Gender Policy Council
Beth Meagher, Vice Chair Federal Health Sector, Deloitte
Julie Su, JD, Deputy Secretary, US Department of Labor