Caroline Herschel

Gazing through the midnight lens beside my brother, I swept the heavens and charted new wanderers—comets that bore not just my name, but my ardor for discovery.

Ask me how it feels to be the first woman graced with the gold of learned societies and official recognition in a world hesitant to see women among the stars.

With every careful observation, I proved that perseverance can inscribe a woman’s name into the very fabric of the night sky.