Category Archives: Science

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.

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.

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.