Category Archives: Science

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.

Evelyn Frances Leland (1867-1931) worked at the Harvard observatory for 36 years between 1889-1925. She calculated stellar spectra and became an expert on variable stars.

Ruth Elaine Poulter Bailey worked with the Harvard College Observatory from 1888 to 1925. She helped to manage Harvard’s Boyden Station in Arequipa, Peru, assisted with some processing and analysis of glass plates in Arequipa, and served as a hostess for observatory social life in both Arequipa and Cambridge.

Susan Raymond King (June 27, 1892-October 30, 1970) worked at the Harvard College Observatory from 1914 to 1919.1 Her work focused on measuring asteroids and variable stars.

Edith Frances Gill (August 20th, 1871-September 28, 1928) worked as one of the Women Astronomical Computers at the Harvard College Observatory from 1889 until 1927.

Emily Hughes Boyce (1906-1992) was an astronomer who worked at the Harvard College Observatory from 1929-1945. She worked primarily on identifying variable stars.

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