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A self-portrait painted by Mary Somerville. She is seated in a red chair, holding what appears to be paper and quill in her hands. Her brown hair is pulled back under a bonnet and she is wearing a long gray dress.

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A self-portrait painted by Mary Somerville. She is seated in a red chair, holding what appears to be paper and quill in her hands. Her brown hair is pulled back under a bonnet and she is wearing a long gray dress.
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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Dec-2023 20:27:50 UTC Robert McNees

Mary Somerville was born #OTD in 1780. She was a scientist, writer, and artist; the first woman (along with Caroline Herschel) to belong to the Royal Astronomical Society; and the first signature on Mill’s 1868 Women’s Suffrage petition.
Image: self portrait (Somerville College, Oxford)

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