Tuesday, October 10, 2023 6:30 pm PDT Five Degrees above Polarisby Karen Howes Directed and Introduced by Arden Thomas

"Five Degrees Above Polaris" is presented by special arrangement with Karen Howes

When a female astronomer from Nantucket attempts to get credit for a discovery that is rightfully hers, she is forced to oppose the dogma of the Catholic Church, confront the arrogance of Harvard's elite professors, and stave off the romantic advances of Italy's most charismatic revolutionary. Five Degrees Above Polaris is set in 1848 and is based on the true story of Maria Mitchell, an American astronomer who became the first American female professor of astronomy when she was appointed at Vassar College.

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