Achievements
One of her biggest achievements was being the first female professional one of these, who we've been learning about all semester.
What is an astronomer?
Maria Mitchell was born in this U.S. state, the capital of it is Boston.
What is Massachusetts?
Maria Mitchell had a Liberty ship named after her, used during this war, which started in 1939.
What is WW2?
Maria Mitchell attended this college, which is a country in South America, and is also the capital of South Carolina.
What is Columbia?
Her parents were these, which starts with a Q, and is a cereal\ granola bar brand.
What are Quakers?
She authored a article, called this, which means 100 years.
What is a century?
She attended an anti-slavery convention, where this man gave his first speech, who was born in Maryland.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
She grew up wanting to help in one of these, there was a famous one that was burned down in Alexandria.
What is a library?
On August 1, 2013 this web browser, with doodle art, honored her.
What is google?
Maria Mitchell was given an award, by the King of this country, which is just under Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
What is Denmark?
Maria helped her father to calculate to position of their home by observing one of these, which will be able to be see in USA, Canada, and Mexico, in 2024.
What is a solar eclipse?
Her telescope is in this museum, there is multiple of them in Washington D.C..
What is the Smithsonian museum?
Maria Mitchell discovered one of these, Caroline Herschel was the first woman to discover one.
What is a comet?
Her dad was named this, the same name as the astronomer we learned last week.
Who is William?
This state, which is one of the most famous in the U.S., honored Mitchell, by naming a railroad after her.
What is New York?