Cartoon of an older woman with silver hair in a green gown.

1780–1872

Mary Somerville

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A scientist who explained maths and the stars.

Mary Somerville was a scientist. She was a woman.

She taught herself maths and the stars.

She wrote books that explained hard science clearly.

A college at Oxford is named after her.

She did this when many schools shut women out.