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Henrietta Leavitt has just arrived at Harvard University, invited to work with astronomer Dr. Pickering. While she thinks she will be able to use the Great Refractor Telescope - the largest telescope in the United States - Dr. Pickering’s assistant Peter Shaw quickly corrects her, as only men are allowed to do the “hard science” of the laboratory. Peter is nervous and intimidated by Henrietta’s confidence, passion, and intellect, especially since Henrietta does not hold back her criticisms of
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Start: Henrietta: Excuse me, is this the Observatory office?
Peter: Oh - yes - Hello. You must be my ten o’clock, Miss Leavitt. You are Miss Leavitt? Henrietta: I am. Henrietta Leavitt and I’m thrilled to -
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End: Peter: Other than doing the work you’ve been hired to do?
Henrietta: Other than, pardon me, do your math. Now when may I use the telescope?
Peter: (Flustered, not dismissive.) Well. You can’t. (Henrietta is too shocked to answer. Annie clears her throat.)
Gunderson, Lauren. Silent Sky. Dramatists Play Service, Inc. 2015. pp. 13-17.
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