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The astronomer who discovered what stars are made of almost went unrecognized for her work

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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin discovered that stars were mostly hydrogen and helium in 1925 .

Her breakthrough research proved that hydrogen, the simplest atom, was one of the most fundamental building blocks of the cosmos.

She faced challenges due to gender bias at Harvard , where women were expected to study botany.

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin earned the first Ph.D. in astronomy at Harvard , but it was awarded by Radcliffe , the women's college because Harvard 's physics department chair refused to accept a woman candidate.

She was paid poorly for her work and wasn't given titles or positions that a man of her ability and qualifications would have been given.

She became a full professor only at age 56 , much later than a man with similar achievements would have reached that status.

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