The popularizer of astronomy Mary Proctor was well known in her days but has been little remembered since. A prominent lecturer and author, Proctor was trained in the craft of science writing by her father, Richard Proctor. She ‘held the very first place in the profession as a woman’ and promoted the role of women in science throughout her career. Her life illuminates many themes. Mary Proctor spanned the period between entrepreneurial science popularizers and professional science communicators. I suggest that one of her most important legacies is as an early pioneer of the practices of science journalism in the early twentieth century when the relations between science and society were in flux. Yet her legacy has been largely overlooked. A study of Proctor's life reveals multiple interests, diverse opportunities and the way that people are differently remembered.

天文学的普及者玛丽普罗克特在她那个时代是众所周知的，但从那以后就很少有人记得了。普罗克特是一位杰出的讲师和作家，她的父亲理查德·普罗克特 (Richard Proctor) 对科学写作技巧进行了培训。她“作为女性在该行业中排名第一”，并在她的整个职业生涯中提升了女性在科学领域的作用。她的生活阐明了许多主题。玛丽·普罗克特 (Mary Proctor) 跨越了创业型科普者和专业科学传播者之间的时期。我认为她最重要的遗产之一是在科学与社会之间的关系不断变化的 20 世纪早期作为科学新闻实践的早期先驱。然而，她的遗产在很大程度上被忽视了。对普罗克特生活的研究揭示了多种兴趣，