Category Archives: Science > Astronomy

Carol Gertrude Fox (1903-1975) worked at the Harvard College Observatory starting in 1927.

Constance D. Boyd (1907-1976) worked at the Harvard Observatory from around 1928 until 1943.

Florence May Campbell Bibber (January 10, 1908 – April 7, 1997) was a research assistant with Annie Jump Cannon of the Harvard College Observatory, and directoral assistant to Margaret Walton Mayall.

Florence Cushman (1860-1940) was an astronomer and member of the Harvard Observatory staff from 1888 to 1937.

Dr. Frances Woodworth Wright (April 30, 1897-July 30, 1989) was an American Astronomer, Navigator, and Instructor who worked in the Harvard College Observatory and with the Women Computers of the Plate Stacks for many years. She helped develop methods of observation for comets and meteors.

Arville D. Walker (August 2,1883 – August 5, 1963) was an Astronomer and Secretary at Harvard College Observatory for about 51 years.

Agnes Mary Hoovens Brooks (July 7, 1901-November 4, 1976)1 worked at the Harvard College Observatory as a Pickering Fellow from 1925-1926.

Marian Alberta Hawes Henry (September 8th, 1893 – December 11, 1968) was an astronomer and professor who worked at the Harvard College Observatory from 1912-1918 and later taught at several institutions throughout the United States.