“Bright Shining” by Julia Baird
Cecilia Payne ~ Scientist/astronomer/pioneer/leader
Research thesis circa 1925 at Harvard.
“Stellar atmosphere”
mansplained by academic Supervisors
who took credit for her breakthrough scientific discoveries
In her PhD thesis on hydrogen & The Universe.
Went on to be the
First woman to chair a department at Harvard
Looking forward to hearing Julia Baird
speak at
Scone Literary Festival.
Who mentions this, amongst many other,
Examples of privilege in her book
“Bright Shining”
Page 132 “The Discomfort of Estrangers”
