This 56 minute drama documentary, set in Ireland, tells the story of two remarkable women, Lady Mary Rosse and Mary Ward, who had a passion for science and technology during a time (1850's) when women were not admitted to universities.
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Cast
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| Alex Cusack | ... | Mary Rosse | |
| Nelly Henrion | ... | Mary Ward | |
| Lalla Ward | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
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Alison Parsons | ... | Self |
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Brendan Parsons | ... | Self - 7th Earl of Rosse |
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Ian Condron | ... | Man at Inquest |
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Francis Donnelly | ... | William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse |
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Francis Donnelly | ||
| Degnan Geraghty | ... | Henry William Crosbie Ward, 5th Viscount Bangor | |
| Freigeist van Tazzy | ... | William Rowan Hamilton | |
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Storyline
The documentary follows a series of interviews and dramatization depicting the lives of Lady Mary Rosse and Mary Ward who had outstanding successes in the fields of science in the Victorian age. Lady Mary Rosse was proprietor of the Birr Leviathan Telescope, the largest telescope in the world, she was also an architect, pioneer photographer and blacksmith. Her friend, Mary Ward was a science writer, microscopist and astronomer, studying through the telescope and noting her findings. The documentary shows the original works of the ladies, where they lived, their original photographic equipment and original material from the age throughout.
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