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Peer reviewedDobson, Andrea K.; Bracher, Katherine – Mercury, 1992
Looks at the careers of several women astronomers and how the opportunities, work, and self-images of women in astronomy have changed over the past two centuries, in conjunction with a discussion of the role of women's colleges. The women include Caroline Lucretia Herschel, Maria Mitchell, Williamina Fleming, Annie Cannon, Antonia Maury, Henrietta…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Career Choice, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
