Wáng Zhènyì
Qing dynasty scientist Wang Zhenyi accomplished much in her short life, excelling particularly in astronomy, mathematics and poetry.
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Mary Emma Greayer
Mary Emma Greayer worked at Adelaide Observatory from 1890 to 1898. She was employed as a temporary assistant at Gepps Cross and then Angaston public school in 1886 (South Australian Register 1886).
Charlotte Emily Fforde Peel
Charlotte Emily Fforde Peel had a career at Melbourne Observatory from 1898 to 1918.
Ruby Payne-Scott
Ruby Payne-Scott was an Australian pioneer in radio physics and radio astronomy, and is believed to have been the first female radio astronomer.
Mary Ward
Irish artist, naturalist, and astronomer
Williamina Paton Fleming
American astronomer; in 1879 she became an assistant at the Harvard College Observatory, and later was appointed curator of the astronomical photographs.
Pauline Sperry
Pauline Sperry was an American mathematician who worked in projective differential geometry.
Martha Shapley
Martha Shapley became a high school mathematics teacher. After marrying the astronomer Harlow Shapley she did outstanding research on eclipsing binary stars.
Mary Somerville
Mary Somerville wrote many works which influenced Maxwell. Her discussion of a hypothetical planet perturbing Uranus led Adams to his investigation. Somerville College in Oxford was named after her.
Ellen Hayes
Ellen Hayes was an American mathematician and astronomer. She was one of the first female American professors.