Caroline Herschel

I have found joy in my work.

I have always been a woman of science.

I have seen the universe unfold before my eyes.

I have always been a meticulous record-keeper.

I have contributed to the mapping of the heavens.

I have always been driven by curiosity.

I have lived a life dedicated to discovery.

I have always been a pioneer in my field.

I have always been a woman of independent thought.

I have always believed in the power of observation.

I have always been a seeker of new worlds.

I have always been a woman who looked up.

I have always been a woman who counted the stars.

I have always been a woman who charted the unknown.

I have always been a woman of the telescope.

I have always been a woman who saw beyond the visible.

I have always been a woman who understood the cosmos.

I found I was to be trained as an assistant astronomer, and by way of encouragement a telescope was given to me.

The heavens are now my study; the stars my constant companions.

I am nothing, I have done nothing; all I am, all I know, I owe to my brother.