astronomy

Mary Teresita Kittell

Mary Teresita Kittell is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mary Teresita Kittell rather than just read about it. In short: Sister Mary Teresita Kittell (born De Pere, Wisconsin, November 10, 1892; died Manitowoc, Wisconsin, June 18, 1990) was an American botanist and educator. Early life Kittell was born Mildred Kittell in West De Pere, newly consolidated with the city of De Pere across the Fox River.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Sister Mary Teresita Kittell (born De Pere, Wisconsin, November 10, 1892; died Manitowoc, Wisconsin, June 18, 1990) was an American botanist and educator.

Early life Kittell was born Mildred Kittell in West De Pere, newly consolidated with the city of De Pere across the Fox River. Her parents were railroad man William Orin Kittell (1859-1938) and Elizabeth Louise (Jacobs) Kittell (1863-1939). Her siblings were Raymond Kittell (1891-1932) and Kathryn Margaret Kittell (1901-1984). She graduated from East High School in Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1910. In 1918 she entered the convent of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in Manitowoc and entered vows in 1920. She earned a B.A. from the Catholic Sisters' College (the women's division of the Catholic University of America) in Washington, DC and an MA and PhD in botany (1941) from Catholic University of America, where she studied with botanist Ivar Tidestrom (1865-1956).

Career Kittell and Tidestrom published A Flora of Arizona and New Mexico in 1941, the first state-level systematic look at the area's flora. Kittell spent nineteen years teaching in various elementary and secondary schools in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and Nebraska, after receiving her PhD she spent twenty-nine years as a biology professor at Holy Family College in Manitowoc. She also spent a year as a guest professor at another Catholic institution, Chaminade College in Honolulu, Hawaii. During her time at Holy Family College, Kittell published a guide to the ferns of the area (Ferns of Manitowoc County, 1965) and collected many specimens for the college's herbarium. After the closing of the college in 2020 the herbarium was acquired by the local Woodland Dunes Nature Center.

Retirement

Kittell retired in 1971, before Holy Family was separated from her order and became Silver Lake College. She spent her retirement researching local history and the history of her order, contributing articles to local publications and publishing Refining His Silver (1979), a history of the early years of the Franciscan Sisters in Manitowoc.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mary Teresita Kittell

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mary Teresita Kittell claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mary Teresita Kittell before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mary Teresita Kittell ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mary Teresita Kittell

In research: Mary Teresita Kittell appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mary Teresita Kittell in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mary Teresita Kittell is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1892 births, 1990 deaths, 20th-century American Roman Catholic nuns, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mary Teresita Kittell outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Mary Teresita Kittell in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Mary Teresita Kittell in simple terms?

Sister Mary Teresita Kittell (born De Pere, Wisconsin, November 10, 1892; died Manitowoc, Wisconsin, June 18, 1990) was an American botanist and educator. Early life Kittell was born Mildred Kittell in West De Pere, newly consolidated with the city of De Pere across the Fox River.

Why does Mary Teresita Kittell matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Mary Teresita Kittell?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Mary Teresita Kittell.