THE ASTRONOMER Caroline Herschel

What'sHerName

Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle

Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.8 • 538 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2018

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Caroline Herschel lived a real-life Cinderella story. Except instead of marrying a handsome prince, she became a world-renowned astronomer! Her brutal childhood of servitude and misery stunted her growth, disfigured her face and blinded her in one eye. But Caroline Herschel’s story is an incredibly beautiful tale of triumph and achievement. Her astonishing work in Astronomy (she discovered a planet, for one!) led to international renown. And she lived happily ever after. Join Katie with Joseph Middleton on location at the Herschel Museum of Astronomy in Bath, England. This episode also features excerpts from Caroline Herschel’s memoirs wonderfully performed by Kevin E Green for Librivox. Guest Joseph Middleton is manager of the Herschel Museum of Astronomy and has worked in museums in Bath for over a decade, including at the famed No.1 Royal Crescent. He studied Fine Art at Falmouth University. Music for this episode provided by the Herschel Ensemble. Want to help us “make history”? Become a Patron or Donate here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present?
0:02.0	Let's get started, shall we?
0:04.0	From rags to riches.
0:06.0	I'm so sick of this.
0:07.0	Working like a dog and being treated worse.
0:09.0	Yorkshire to New York.
0:10.0	Or climbers, you and me.
0:12.0	A life dedicated to revenge.
0:14.0	Let's make this an occasion to remember.
0:16.0	A Woman of Substance on Channel 4.
0:19.0	Stream now.
0:20.0	This episode was sponsored by Girls Can Crate,
0:22.8	a subscription box inspiring girls to believe that they can be and do anything.
0:27.7	Real women make the best heroes,
0:29.3	and every month they deliver them to your front door.
0:42.3	Hi, Olivia. Hi, Katie. Story time. Yay! Once upon a time, centuries ago, a young girl with a loving but absent father and a wicked mother and sisters was forced to work all day long as a servant to her family.
0:59.7	Cleaning, tending the fires, mending, knitting, bringing the tea, doing anything they asked.
1:07.0	Her name starts with a C.
1:09.3	I didn't think we were allowed to do fictional characters.
1:13.6	Well, years went by, and lonely and exhausted as she was, she did her duty with loyalty and devotion.
1:24.1	One day, a young man swept her away from her life of servitude, and she lived happily ever after as a world-renowned astronomer.
1:35.3	Yay! That was a plot twist! That was not what I expected.
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