Maria Wincklelmann Kirch
Maria Winckelmann was a gifted German astronomer and the first woman to discover a comet. Even though her husband originally took credit for the discovery, he later admitted that she was the actual discoverer of the comet.
Annie Maunder
Annie was the first woman to be elected as a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Wang Zhenyi
Wang Zhenyi was a mathematician and scientist from the Qing Dynasty, who broke the customs of the era by becoming educated in math, medicine, and astronomy.