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Sheila's avatar

Bravo to Ms. Maria Mitchell! .. And to her drive and gumption .. And to You for bringing her back into the light!!! I applaud YOU too!! Thank you!!

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Susan OBrien's avatar

Fantastic!!! Wondrous. Thank you.

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Mark Fletcher's avatar

This is a great post! :o)

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Judith Hannah Weiss's avatar

Deep bow. Thank you.

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John Hammond's avatar

Thank you for that story about Miss Mitchell, a story that needed telling.

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Jim Cox's avatar

Thanks, J, for this fascinating account of a pioneering woman astronomer who reached the top of her profession! I do wonder how she managed to observe the heavens if neither she nor her students at Princeton were allowed outside after dark. Maybe she had an observatory installed in a women’s dormitory! I’m sure she managed to continue her work & teaching

in one way or another.

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