Hi, my name is Claire Parkinson. One female scientist who really
inspires me is Caroline Herschel. She was born way back
in 1750, did not have much of a chance to get a good education,
and ended up with childhood smallpox and
typhus, disfiguring her for life. But
with all those disadvantages, she also had one huge
advantage, which was a brother who believed in her
and was willing to help her out. And her brother's name was William.
He ended up becoming a really famous astronomer.
And she was his assistant for decades and she did so well
as his assistant and learned so much and developed so much
that she ended up making all sorts of discoveries herself, became
a major astronomer herself, ended up getting medals
from the king of Denmark and the king of Prussia, and even from the
Royal Astronomical Society. And for all those reasons,
she really inspires me. Inspires me because of what she overcame,
inspires me because of her devotion to her brother, and
inspires me because of all the science she accomplished.