Includes bibliographical references (p. 571-585) and index.
Contents:
A Nantucket childhood, 1817-37 -- Navigating library books and slavery issues, 1838-44 -- Sweeping Nantucket skies, 1844-47 -- Miss Mitchell's comet, 1847-49 -- Nantucket's famous librarian and astronomer, 1848-54 -- Seeking adventure beyond Nantucket shores, 1855-56 -- A grand tour of America, 1857 -- A grand tour of Great Britain, 1857 -- A Parisian interlude, 1857 -- Continental journeys: Rome, Florence, and Berlin, 1858 -- Maria's own observatory, 1858-61 -- City living: the years in Lynn, 1861-65 - Educating young minds: a new career at Vassar, 1865-69 -- Women studying together, 1869-70 -- A pioneer of women's rights, 1870-73 -- Renewing European contacts: a second trip abroad, 1873 -- Making advances in science and the women's movement, 1873-75 -- Presiding over the woman's congress, 1875-78 -- Observing eclipses, comets, and philosophers, 1878-80 -- Receiving honors and fighting for higher education, 1880-83 -- Twilight years: travel, teaching, and time to retire, 1883-89.
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