Maria Mitchell

Just the first American Female Professional Astronomer

no big deal 💪😎

[Maria Mitchell @LittleMsComet81]

I wasn’t able to do as much astronomy work during the civil war but I made up for it by being involved in the anti-slavery movement

[Maria Mitchell @LittleMsComet81]

Learned today I might be related to Benjamin Franklin on my mom’s side!!!! 😱

[Maria Mitchell @LittleMsComet81]

Y’all my name is pronounced ma-RYE-ah not ma-ree-ah #smh

[Maria Mitchell @LittleMsComet81]

#DidYouKnow my dad was a teacher
#payteachersmore

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@ClydeTombaugh14 @GeorgeH26538183 yo same

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It’s not true guys!! He didn’t discover it until two days after I did 🤬

[Maria Mitchell @LittleMsComet81]

“We especially need imagination in science” -me #Genius

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My super amazing astronomy skills helped with women being able to go into science fields #WomenInSTEM

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Anyone else die of brain disease? 💀🧠

[Maria Mitchell @LittleMsComet81]

I was the first person to discover that sunspots were whirling vertical cavities rather than clouds 🌞

[Maria Mitchell @LittleMsComet81]

#DidYouKnow I didn’t retire as a professor until one year before my death #thegrindneverstops

[Maria Mitchell @LittleMsComet81]

@carlsagan173 you‘d think someone smart enough to work at cornell could understand basic hygiene #takeashower

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Everyday I wake up and go on twitter and see Carl Sagan’s greasy hair

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#Throwback to my old house that’s now a museum

[Maria Mitchell @LittleMsComet81]

#DidYouKnow when I was younger I stopped wearing clothes made out of southern cotton to protest slavery

[Maria Mitchell @LittleMsComet81]

#shoutout to my sister Kate for letting me stay with her in 1888 #bestsisterever

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My name is only one letter away from the amazing @MaiaMitchell

[Maria Mitchell @LittleMsComet81]

@ClydeTombaugh14 your big head is the only sad thing I see

[Maria Mitchell @LittleMsComet81]

#DidYouKnow I never married anyone bc astronomy was my one and only #singlelife

[Maria Mitchell @LittleMsComet81]

I’m home alone rn gazing at the stars…Anyone wanna join me? @TaraMozena ? 👀

[Maria Mitchell @LittleMsComet81]

Me disappointing my family and leaving the Quaker religion: