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503 Boyle, Charles P. “Women in Space.” JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE EDUCATION 5, no.4 (May 1978): 8-9. Brief history of women as astronauts, written before Sally Ride’s pioneering flight.
504 Cowley, A., et al. “Report to the Council of the AAS from the Working Group on the Status of Women in Astronomy.” American Astronomical Society BULLETIN 6, no.3, part II (1974): 412-423. Includes numerous graphs and statistical tables.
505 Davis, Herman S. “Women Astronomers.” POPULAR ASTRONOMY 6, nos.3&4 (May & June 1898) Part I (400 A.D.-1750), May 1898: 128-138; Part II (1750-1890), June 1898: 211-220; Part III (“Contemporary”) June 1898: 220-228. Three-part biographical essay, with a review of Alphonse Rebiere’s LES FEMMES DANS LA SCIENCE, Paris, 1897.
506 Fleming, Mrs. M. (Williamina P.) “A Field for Woman’s Work in Astronomy.” ASTRONOMY AND ASTRO-PHYSICS 12, no.8 (October 1893): 683-689. Discusses astro-photography and opportunities for women.
507 Fraknoi, Andrew, and Freitag, Ruth. “Astronomical Resources – Women in Astronomy: A Bibliography.” MERCURY 21, no.1 (January/February 1992): 46-47. Refer
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On March 31, 2017, the Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen delivered a much-anticipated speech in Christiansted, St. Croix on the US Virgin Islands, during the official Centennial Transfer Day program, commemorating the Danish divestment of its former colony to the US in 1917. Many expected he would use this opportunity to give an official apology for the country’s engagement in enslavement and colonization. But no apology was given. Instead, Løkke Rasmussen delivered a strikingly personal address, giving emphasis to the “unforgivable” nature of “the exploitation of men, women and children that took place under Danish flag”. He also highlighted the changing perceptions of colonial history in Denmark:
When I was a child – the popular Danish story about the West Indies, was a romantic one. Exotic islands. Peaceful coexistence. I even remember the tales of the Danish king, who was the first in the world to ban slave trade. A pioneer of humanity, we were told. A hero. But most of you were told and lived a different story. The true story. […] So when I search my heart. My mind. There is no doubt: The true heroes of the past are the men and women of the Virgin Islands who defied suppression. […] Men like General Buddhoe […] Fierce women like Queen Mary […] Despite overwhe