Ella May Robinson (White)

Young Caroline Herschel would never have believed it if you had told her that she, along with her older brother, William, would one day be honored by kings. Brought up in Germany, 200 years ago, Caroline was taught that a woman's place was in the kitchen. But then she wanted a profession and independence. Then, William rescued her from being the family drudge, took her to England, and trained her as a singer. At first Caroline was annoyed by the clutter of his hobby––telescope making. Later, when she became a full–time astronomer, she was bored with calculating star positions and recording observations for him. But she soon caught his enthusiasm for the stars. She found eight comments, and William discovered a heretofore unknown planet, Uranus.… (meer)