Here's a photograph of Maria Mitchell (seated) in the observatory of Vassar College with her student Mary Watson Whitney (standing).

To learn more about "America's First Woman Astronomer," check out this week's #podcast episode: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-maria-mitchell-and-sunspots/

The thread below will also have some links to find out more about Maria's incredible life & accomplishments

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Mitchell#/media/File:Mitchell_Maria_telescope.jpg

#History #STEM #WomeInSTEM #astronomy #Astrodon #astronomers #women #space #science #telescope

Thank you Purpose Media for capturing the energy and vision of Sci_Burst so beautifully 🥰💛 We feel so seen and heard. It’s such a joy to bring our science communication and hopeful futures work to our local Canberra community and leave a lasting impact.

Swipe for a sneak peak of the article ➡️

Link to the full story: https://purposemediacbr.au/people-with-purpose-isabel-richards-ella-mccarthy/

#peoplewithpurpose #purposemediacbr #womeinstem #scicomm #solarpunk #canberrastories #communityvoices

Maude Bennot (1892-1982)
1st woman to direct a Zeiss #planetarium. After 15 yrs service, including teaching #WWII midshipmen #celnav, #Chicago’s Adler Planetarium let her go, a loss for #astronomy #education.

#WomeinSTEM #scicomm #histsci #womenshistorymonth #science #STEMEd

https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/blog/meet-maude-bennot-the-woman-behind-the-adler/

We can't believe that it's already the end of #WomensHistoryMonth!

🤗 We wrap up our campaign with the faces of all the outstanding #WomeInSTEM who have joined us in showing the world what #womenempowerment looks like in #Research & #Education! https://youtu.be/0Tz3sfX_mU8

Thank you 💕 #EmbraceEquality