Sweeper In The Sky: The Life of Maria Mitchell
Written by Helen Wright
Narrated by Karen Commins
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About this audiobook
Long before the world began seeking STEM -- science, technology, engineering, and mathematics -- education for girls, American Maria Mitchell proved that women were capable of achieving worldwide acclaim for brilliant reasoning and discoveries. Born in Nantucket in 1818 to a Quaker family, Mitchell had opportunities unavailable to other girls of the time. The Quakers believed boys and girls should be educated, so Maria attended public schools. She also had the benefit of her father's tutelage. At an early age, she loved to perform the complex navigational computations requested by sailors.
At the age of 29, Mitchell discovered a comet and earned a gold medal from the King of Denmark, the first of many international awards and
honors in her illustrious life. She was one of the first women elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and later became the first Professor of Astronomy at the newly-built Vassar College. Throughout her long teaching career, she urged her students to question everything. If a man could achieve success at a venture, so could a woman.
Forthright and rebellious by nature, Mitchell was beloved by her students. She was a strong proponent of women's rights, traveled widely in the US and Europe, and met with other notable scientists of the time.
This audiobook was produced to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Maria Mitchell's birth and bring her legacy to a new generation.
We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics nor all logic; it is somewhat beauty and poetry.
-- Maria Mitchell
Helen Wright
Helen Wright was the founder and the first head coach of the University of Alberta’s Pandas rugby team. She was a pioneer in establishing women’s rugby as a provincial, national, and international sport – defying stereotypes at a time when the sport was dominated by men – primarily through leading by example as a player, coach, and administrator. Rugby’s inclusiveness, related to both ability levels and physical diversity of players, was the key factor in Wright’s commitment and advocacy for the sport. Raised in Williams Lake, B.C., Wright came to Edmonton to study psychology at the University of Alberta. She was introduced to rugby as a spectator in 1977 and started playing in the position of “hooker”. Wright represented Alberta from 1986–1988, and she participated in the first Rugby Canada women’s national team game against the USA in Victoria in November 1987. Wright served as managing director of the Alberta Rugby Union from 1987–2001, exerting significant influence over the continuing development of youth and women’s rugby in the province. Wright led the Pandas for five seasons – 1999 to 2003 – and secured five successive national championships. She coached the Rugby Canada U23 Women in 2005 when they defeated the USA in two test matches. Her formal coaching qualifications included Level 1 and 2 International Rugby Board Coach Trainer, Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the National Coaching Certification Program. Wright became the CIS Coaches Association President (Rugby) and oversaw the preparation of the documentation to keep women’s rugby and include men’s rugby in the CIS (Canadian Intervarsity Sport). Helen Wright’s involvement with rugby extended far and wide, including being the only female coach to coach a Men’s First Division team in the Alberta Cup. Her extraordinary success as a player, coach, and administrator in rugby at the U of A and far beyond, is a tribute to her unstoppable passion and commitment to push boundaries.
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