This year’s celebration hosted by the Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) will include astronomy and family activities, live animal displays, punch and cookies, and Apollo 11 activities such as creating your own lunar module. A life well worth a yearly celebration, Maria Mitchell’s legacy lives on and continues to inspire science and educational communities, especially on Nantucket. After this monumental discovery, she traveled the world before beginning her post at Vassar College as a Professor of Astronomy in 1865, where she taught and mentored young women, instilling the importance of universal education for all. ![]() For her findings, she was awarded a gold medal and inducted as the first female in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. One evening on October 1, 1847, atop the Pacific National Bank, Maria made an important discovery: a new comet. She worked as the first librarian at the Nantucket Atheneum, using her many hours there, to continue educating herself and expanding her knowledge of the world. Her father, an astronomer himself, was instrumental in helping Maria bring her scientific prowess to fruition. Surrounded by nine other siblings, Maria took to school, propelled forward by the Quaker belief that education should be provided to all, equally. ![]() Maria Mitchell was born on August 1, 1818, to parents William and Lydia Mitchell.
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