To round out the end of Women's History Month...of course we have to mention the Cosmosphere's founder, Patty Carey (1921-2003)!
Have you ever wondered why Hutchinson, Kansas, is the home of the Cosmosphere? It's because of our wonderful founder, Patty Carey. 1/7
Have you ever wondered why Hutchinson, Kansas, is the home of the Cosmosphere? It's because of our wonderful founder, Patty Carey. 1/7
Her desire to share the wonders of astronomy became the foundation for the Cosmosphere's internationally recognized space artifact collection. 2/7
Fueled by her life-long interest in science, Patty established the first planetarium in the state of Kansas in 1962, called "Hutchinson's Theatre of the Skies" and later changed to "The Hutchinson Planetarium," ... 3/7
...this 25 feet in diameter planetarium was tucked into a corner of the poultry building on the fairgrounds of the Kansas State Fair. In 1966 the planetarium moved to the campus of Hutchinson Community College and grew to be known as the Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center. 4/7
It was a humble beginning that has blossomed into an internationally recognized, Smithsonian-affiliated institution – now called the Cosmosphere International SciEd Center and Space Museum. 5/7
📷 Cosmosphere
1. Patty Carey in the poultry building of the Kansas State Fair, 1962.
2. Patty Carey (right) with the Cosmosphere's original planetarium Star Ball, 1962. Fun Fact: You can see this actual Star Ball at the Cosmosphere. 6/7
1. Patty Carey in the poultry building of the Kansas State Fair, 1962.
2. Patty Carey (right) with the Cosmosphere's original planetarium Star Ball, 1962. Fun Fact: You can see this actual Star Ball at the Cosmosphere. 6/7
3. Patty Carey in the Cosmosphere's Hall of Space Museum, mid-1980s 7/7
#BecauseOfHerStory #WomensHistoryMonth #WHM2021 @Smithsonian #SmithsonianAffiliates
#BecauseOfHerStory #WomensHistoryMonth #WHM2021 @Smithsonian #SmithsonianAffiliates
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