Topic: Women in Astronomy, Credit Where Credit is Due
Speaker: Sharon Flemings
The February 21 program meeting speaker (via Zoom) is Sharon Flemings from the TVA “Chapter” in Florida. Her talk is on “Women in Astronomy, Credit Where Credit is Due.”
Sharon is a Temecula Valley Astronomers (TVA) member currently living in St Augustine, Florida. She has been a visual astronomer since 2020 and an astroimager since 2023. She gave a very interesting presentation to TVA on women in astronomy last year, starting with a woman astronomer in 2285BC. Prepare to learn new perspectives about the history of women in science.