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5 Stellar Women of Space Science

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To mark International Women’s Day 2017, we’ve collaborated with The Royal Society to celebrate and record the stories of groundbreaking women of science. While many great men of science have memorials and statues in their honour, the achievement of women has been less widely told.

Here are 5 out-of-this-world women who made cosmic waves in the world of astronomy:  

Caroline Herschel

Herschel_Caroline_1829 Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) Credit: Agnes Clerke’s The Herschels and Modern Astronomy (1895)

Caroline Herschel was the first woman to discover a comet, the first woman to be awarded a prize by the Royal Astronomical Society (1835), and the first woman to be paid for her contribution to astronomy.

19 New King Street Bath 19 New King Street, Bath, where Caroline and William Herschel worked. Grade II* listed. © Stephen Richards via wiki commons.

Herschel was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1750. At age 22, with little education and only a few words of English…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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