An inspiring anthology of writings by trailblazing women
astronomers from around the globe The Sky Is for Everyone is an
internationally diverse collection of autobiographical essays by
women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern
astronomy. Virginia Trimble and David Weintraub vividly describe
how, before 1900, a woman who wanted to study the stars had to have
a father, brother, or husband to provide entry, and how the
considerable intellectual skills of women astronomers were still
not enough to enable them to pry open doors of opportunity for much
of the twentieth century. After decades of difficult struggles,
women are closer to equality in astronomy than ever before. Trimble
and Weintraub bring together the stories of the tough and
determined women who flung the doors wide open. Taking readers from
1960 to today, this triumphant anthology serves as an inspiration
to current and future generations of women scientists while giving
voice to the history of a transformative era in astronomy. With
contributions by Neta A. Bahcall, Beatriz Barbuy, Ann Merchant
Boesgaard, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Catherine Cesarsky, Poonam
Chandra, Xuefei Chen, Cathie Clarke, Judith Gamora Cohen, France
Anne Cordova, Anne Pyne Cowley, Bozena Czerny, Wendy L. Freedman,
Yilen Gomez Maqueo Chew, Gabriela Gonzalez, Saeko S. Hayashi,
Martha P. Haynes, Roberta M. Humphreys, Vicky Kalogera, Gillian
Knapp, Shazrene S. Mohamed, Carole Mundell, Priyamvada Natarajan,
Dara J. Norman, Hiranya Peiris, Judith Lynn Pipher, Dina Prialnik,
Anneila I. Sargent, Sara Seager, Grazina Tautvaisiene, Silvia
Torres-Peimbert, Virginia Trimble, Meg Urry, Ewine F. van Dishoeck,
Patricia Ann Whitelock, Sidney Wolff, and Rosemary F. G. Wyse.
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