Post by @minouette@spore.social

2026-10-23 12:46 UTC

For day 23 #spacetober_challenge nebula: Caroline Herschel (1750 – 1848) a trail blazing woman in #astronomy. Hers was a real life Cinderella story, where rather than marrying a prince, she made a life & career for herself. Marriage her expected role but she was deemed unmarriageable, since a childhood bout of typhus stunted her growth. Her mother thought she should train to be a servant, & 🧵1/ https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/187140629 #linocut #printmaking #sciart #womenInSTEM #histsci

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@minouette@spore.social 2026-10-23 12:47

purposely stood in the way of her learning French, or music, to prevent her from seeking employment as a governess. She wanted a perpetual unpaid maid. Her father sometimes managed to include her in William’s lessons when their mother was absent. William had fled to England & made a life as a musician & composer in Bath. He managed to rescue his sister under the pretext that she might have the voice to be a solo singer in Handel’s oratorios. Of course, he also wanted a woman to manage his 🧵2/

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@deborahh@cosocial.ca 2026-10-24 01:00

👆 my goodness … the struggle some women had - including women of privilege - in order to lead full lives. 🤦‍♀️ "Enlightenment" was only for men, it seems. Thanks for telling us their stories, @minouette@spore.social .

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