Know her name: Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) made contributions to #astronomy that are still important to the field today.

And she’s just one in a long line of female astronomers who did not receive the credit they were due and whose work was used to justify prizes for male scientists instead.

#astronomy#womeninstem@histodons#womenshistory
https://theconversation.com/caroline-herschel-was-the-first-female-astronomer-but-she-still-lacks-name-recognition-two-centuries-later-210768