Mary Watson Whitney
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Mary Watson Whitney was an American astronomer and was the head of the Vassar College Observatory for 22 years, where 102 scientific papers were published under her guidance.
Mary Watson Whitney
Whitney (right) with Maria Mitchell at the Vassar College Observatory, around 1877
Maria Mitchell Observatory
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The Maria Mitchell Observatory in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA, was founded in 1908 and named in honor of Maria Mitchell, the first American woman astronomer. It is a major component of the Maria Mit
Mary Watson Whitney
…good mothers, falling into more traditional tropes of the early 20th century. She also funded the advancement of women in science. In 1908, when the Maria Mitchell Observatory was built on Nantucket, Whitney raised money to fund a female research fellow. Whitney continued working and living at the Vassar College Observatory…
Loines Observatory of the Maria Mitchell Association
The observatory's first director, Margaret Harwood.