Abigail St. Clare, the heroine in Expanding Their Scope, faced challenges while enaging in her work in mathematics and astronomy.
It was very difficult for women to pursue studies in science and math. Those that did made notable contributions to their fields.
Let’s meet a few a them! Over the coming weeks I’ll post brief biographies of women in science and mathematics during the 18th and 19th centuries.
We’ll begin with the woman that got a shout out in Expanding Their Scope’s epilogue, Caroline Herschel. Her bio will be out within a week.
See you soon!
