Robert McNees on Nostr: Mary Somerville was born #OTD in 1780. She was a scientist, writer, and artist; the ...
Mary Somerville was born #OTD in 1780. She was a scientist, writer, and artist; the first woman (along with Caroline Herschel) to belong to the Royal Astronomical Society; and the first signature on Mill’s 1868 Women’s Suffrage petition.
Image: self portrait (Somerville College, Oxford)
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