Caroline Herschel, Scientist

Caroline Herschel, the world’s first professional woman astronomer. Lived 1750 – 1848.

Working as a team, William and Caroline Herschel increased the number of known nebulae from about 100 to 2,500. She was working with William when he discovered Uranus.

I’ll be adding more notable women in Herstory as March progresses!

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Jessica Watkins is a leading candidate for future lunar missions and could become the first woman and first person of color to walk on the moon.

“Mars was my first love, for sure” ~ Jessica Watkins, Astronaut