tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543156045477192562.post8733057973630425013..comments2018-04-11T05:57:27.917-04:00Comments on Las Campanas Belles: Vera Rubin: Ground Breaking BelleJohannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533305566653518524noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543156045477192562.post-59020328220755561962015-06-03T05:37:13.958-04:002015-06-03T05:37:13.958-04:00It's fun to see this old picture, even if it l...It's fun to see this old picture, even if it looks like she might not have had a good night that night! Vera was the first female astronomer I met, and has had a tremendous positive influence on my career. I loved to hear her story of going to observe at the 200-inch Telescope and putting a little stick figure with a dress on the only bathroom in the dome, which normally said "men" on the door. I knew I was lucky, as a graduate student using the 200-inch for the bulk of my thesis, that she had been a pioneer.Alycia Weinbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03685541740469036366noreply@blogger.com