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🌟🔭 Honoring a pioneer! Annie Walker, who began working at Cambridge Observatory in 1879 at age 15, was the UK’s first professional female astronomer, observing thousands of stars. Help find her photo to celebrate her legacy!

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jun/30/unsung-observatory-worker-uk-first-professional-female-astronomer-annie-walker

Unsung observatory worker was UK’s first professional female astronomer, experts say

Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy is trying to find a photo of Annie Walker, who died in 1940, to give her star billing

The Guardian
Rosie Walters Jul 1, 2025
"Previously overlooked evidence indicates Walker was the first British professional female astronomer who was paid a living wage by an observatory in the UK to chart the stars." #Astronomy #AnnieWalker

Unsung observatory worker was ...
Unsung observatory worker was UK’s first professional female astronomer, experts say

Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy is trying to find a photo of Annie Walker, who died in 1940, to give her star billing

The Guardian
wFeb 6, 2023
A bit late but Friday was the 124th anniversary of the birth of Doris Speed (Annie Walker, the original landlady of the Rover's in Coronation Street). Came across this excellent tribute programme, broadcast after her death in 1994. That regal manner and dry wit - fabulous. I love the bit where she goes as Queen Elizabeth I to a fancy dress party. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3V6enl6pkw #DorisSpeed #AnnieWalker #Corrie #BritishTV #SoapOpera #CoronationStreet #OldBritishTV
Coronation Street Remembers Doris Speed (18 November 1994)

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