Maria Mitchell

Standard Name: Mitchell, Maria

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Occupation	Agnes Mary Clerke	AMC 's passion for astronomy led to her success and recognition in the field of this predominantly masculine science. Though she was never officially employed as an astronomer, she declined an offer to work for...

American astronomer Maria Mitchell was awarded a gold medal by the King of Denmark for discovering a new comet.

Franck, Irene, and David Brownstone. Women’s World: A Timeline of Women in History. HarperCollins; HarperPerennial, 1995.

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Astronomer Maria Mitchell was the first woman elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

Franck, Irene, and David Brownstone. Women’s World: A Timeline of Women in History. HarperCollins; HarperPerennial, 1995.

129

Maria Mitchell became the first woman to be appointed as a professor of astronomy, at Vassar College.

Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History. 3rd revised, Simon and Schuster, 1991.

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