1818-1889

Maria Mitchell's curiosity about the night sky led her to spend hours studying the stars. She discovered a comet as a young woman, winning an award from the King of Denmark for being the first person to discover a new comet using a telescope. Now famous as "the lady astronomer," Maria went on to become a professional astronomer, an unheard of achievement for a woman in the 19th century. She was the first woman to get any kind of government job when she was hired by the United States Naval Observatory. Then as the first woman astronomy professor in the world, Maria used her position at Vassar College to teach young women to set their sights on the sky, training new generations of female astronomers.

Tells the story of a pioneering 19th-century scientist and women's rights activist who became the first professional female astronomer in the U.S., first female member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and one of the first female college professors.

"Every evening, from the time she was a child, Maria Mitchell stood on her rooftop with her telescope and swept the sky. And then one night she saw something unusual--a comet no one had ever seen before! Miss Mitchell's extraordinary discovery made her famous the world over and paved the way for her to become America's first professional female astronomer"--Provided by publisher.

Fiona and Finley travel back in time with Maria Mitchell, America's first female astronomer.

"A biographical novel in verse of three different girls in three different time periods who grew up to become groundbreaking scientists"--.

A biographical novel in verse of three different girls in three different time periods who grew up to become groundbreaking scientists.

Presents a brief biography of Maria Mitchell, the first female American astronomer.

A biography of a feminist who was the first woman science professor at Vassar College and the first American woman astronomer.

Brief biographies of four women who pioneered in professions traditionally reserved for men.

A biography of the first female science professor at Vassar College and the first American woman astronomer.