Category Archives: Science

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.

Selina Cranch Bond (1831-1920) worked at the Harvard College Observatory from 1879 to 1906. She was the fourth woman computer hired by the observatory, and she performed mathematical computations for a variety of projects.

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.

Alta May Carpenter (June 8, 1878 – 1945) worked as one of the Women Astronomical Computers at the Harvard College Observatory from 1906 until 1920.

Amy Jackson McKay (ca. 1870-1907) worked as a Computer and Assistant at the Harvard College Observatory from 1891-1906.

Anne Atwood Pickering worked with the Harvard College Observatory in various ways from 1891-1924.1 She assisted with the management of Harvard’s Boyden Observatory in Peru and with the Harvard-affiliated Woodlawn observational station in Jamaica.

Dr. Anne Sewell Young (1871-1961) was a prominent astronomer and professor who specialized in variable stars.

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