Mary Emma Byrd
American astronomer and mathematician. She was director of the Smith College Observatory for 19 years and was one of the first seven women to join the New York Mathematical Society in 1891.
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Susan J Cunningham
Susan Jane Cunningham was a mathematician and astronomer who founded the Mathematics and Astronomy Departments at Swarthmore College. She was one of the first seven women to join the New York Mathematical Society in 1891.
Margaret Dorothea Rowbotham
Margaret Rowbotham was a mathematician, engineer and campaigner for the rights of women at work, and founder member of the Women’s Engineering Society.
Elizabeth Georgeson
Scotland’s first female engineering graduate.
Dr Roxana Hayward Vivian
Roxana Hayward Vivian (1871-1961) was the first woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics from the University.
Vera Huckel
Vera Huckel started work at the NACA in 1939.At the time, very few women worked as computers. By 1945 she was a section head in charge of up to 17 women, having worked as mathematician, aerospace engineer, and supervisory mathematician.
Alice Stickland
Radio, radar and astrophysics engineer.
Dorothy Vaughan
The first African-American female supervisor of the NACA, advancing to become an expert in digital computers and their applications in NASA programs.
Kathryn Peddrew
Kathryn Peddrew spent over 40 years working for the NACA/NASA, mainly working in balance in the Instrument Research Division.
Mary W Jackson
Mary Winston Jackson (1921–2005) successfully overcame the barriers of segregation and gender bias to become a professional aerospace engineer and leader in ensuring equal opportunities for future generations at NASA.