Maria Mitchell was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1881 and was self-taught in astronomy. She studied astronomy at Vassar College Observatory and became the first woman member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1848. Mitchell photographed sunspots and discovered they were gas on the sun's surface, and studied solar eclipses and the moons of Saturn and Jupiter. She received prestigious awards including from the king of Denmark for discovering a comet in 1847. Mitchell is known for the quote "Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow."

1. By Aryana Sanders

2. Date of Birth
She was born on August 1,
1881.
She was born in
Nantucket,
Massachusetts.

3. Studies
And her father was a teacher
who built his own school.
She was self taught in the
field of astronomy and the
first professional woman
astronomer in the United
States

4. Studies
She studied astronomy at
Vassar College Observatory.
She became the first woman
member of the American
Academy of Arts and sciences
in 1848.

5. Historical Events
 The prototype telephone
was invented by
Alexander Graham Bell
1876.
 Back then woman wore
bustles and elaborate
and long dresses and the
Men wears evening
dress.

6. Maria’s Influence On Society
She photographed sunspots
and discovered that they were
not clouds but gas on the sun's
surface.
She studied solar eclipses, and
the moons of Saturn and
Jupiter.

7. Awards
The king of
Denmark
awarded Maria
Mitchell a
prestigious
prize for
discovering a
comet in 1847.

8. Maria Mitchell’s Quote
 “Study as if you
were going to live
forever; live as if
you were going to
die tomorrow.”

9. Reflection
 I think that Maria
Mitchell was a great
person because she
helped young women to
stick up for themselves
so that girls can do what
boys can do.

10. My Citations
 http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Maria_Mitchell
 http://www.mariamitche
ll.org/about/awards/mar
ia-mitchells-gold-meda
 http://www.brainyquote.
com/
http://www.nwhm.org/educationresources/biography/biographies/mariamitchell-bio/