In 1861，Matthew Vassar established Vassar College，thefirst college for women in the United States.Maria's friends sug-gested that she ask a position there.Surely，they said，a women'sschool would want a woman teacher.But Maria refused.Was shereally qualified to teach in the college？Now that she had theopportunity，she began to doubt her ability.And if she shouldbecome the first woman professor of astronomy and fail，otherwomen scientists would find it even more difficult to becomeuniversity teachers. The risk was too great for her to take，shefelt.

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