Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889

found: WwWA, hist. vol.(Mitchell, Maria, astronomer, educator; b. Nantucket Is., 1818; discovered new comet 1847, receiving the King of Denmark gold medal; 1st woman elected to membership Am. Acad. Arts & Sco., 1st prof. Vassar Coll., 1865-88; elected mem. Am. Phil. Soc., 1869; d. June 28, 1889)

found: Wikipedia, viewed on April 13, 2021(Maria Mitchell; born August 1, 1818, in Nantucket, Massachusetts; died June 28, 1889, in Lynn, Massachusetts; American astronomer, librarian, naturalist, and educator) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Mitchell

found: The astronomer who questioned everything, 2022:CIP title page (Maria Mitchell) LAC CIP application (discovered Miss Mitchell's Comet in 1847; advocate for the rights of women; became one of the first female professors of astronomy and was the first woman member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; expert in navigation and librarian)