I refused to be limited by the expectations of an era that h... - Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

This quote is attributed to Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin.

"I refused to be limited by the expectations of an era that had not yet realized a woman's full potential."

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Power

Astronomer and Astrophysicist English-American 1900–1979

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"I was able to do the work that I wanted to do, and that is what counts."

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