1.0Biographical Gallery of Catalan Science and Technologyhttps://scbcientifics.iec.cat/en/lifetimemediahttps://scbcientifics.iec.cat/en/author/lifetimemedia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xOPTFPZhfX"><a href="https://scbcientifics.iec.cat/en/cientifics/catala-poch-assumpcio/">Català Poch, Assumpció</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://scbcientifics.iec.cat/en/cientifics/catala-poch-assumpcio/embed/#?secret=xOPTFPZhfX" width="600" height="338" title="“Català Poch, Assumpció” — Biographical Gallery of Catalan Science and Technology" data-secret="xOPTFPZhfX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://scbcientifics.iec.cat/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://scbcientifics.iec.cat/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1413457191-creusantjordidejordibedmarjpg.jpg400533Dr. Català started her astronomy work in 1952, a time of economic recession in Spain and also of the nearly complete absence of women in Spanish universities. In fact, she was the first woman to become an astronomer in the universities of Spain.