Theatre Tallahassee presents "Silent Sky" by Lauren Gunderson
Sponsored by: The Tallahassee Astronomical Society - tallystargazers.org
Silent Sky tells the true story of Henrietta Leavitt, the astronomer ahead of her time. It is 1900, and Henrietta has the opportunity to work at Harvard University as a human computer, for Dr. Edward Pickering, mapping the stars but receiving no scientific credit. Leavitt and her fellow female researchers – or “computers” – set the standard still used today for measuring distances in space while discovering thousands of stars.
Twenty years before women’s suffrage, the “computers” pursue their passion for astronomy in a society that limits women’s roles while credit for their discoveries are dismissed or claimed by male astronomers.
Runs from February 22 to March 10.
Sponsored by: The Tallahassee Astronomical Society - tallystargazers.org
Silent Sky tells the true story of Henrietta Leavitt, the astronomer ahead of her time. It is 1900, and Henrietta has the opportunity to work at Harvard University as a human computer, for Dr. Edward Pickering, mapping the stars but receiving no scientific credit. Leavitt and her fellow female researchers – or “computers” – set the standard still used today for measuring distances in space while discovering thousands of stars.
Twenty years before women’s suffrage, the “computers” pursue their passion for astronomy in a society that limits women’s roles while credit for their discoveries are dismissed or claimed by male astronomers.
Runs from February 22 to March 10.
Date: Friday, February 23, 2024
Time: 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. Eastern
Location:
Theatre Tallahassee
1861 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32303
