Portrait of Williamina Fleming

Portrait of Williamina Fleming, who worked for Edward Charles Pickering, first as a maid, then as his assistant at Harvard College Observatory, where she cataloged more than 10,000 stars., Credit Line: Harvard College Observatory, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Abstract/Description: Portrait of Williamina Fleming, who worked for Edward Charles Pickering, first as a maid, then as his assistant at Harvard College Observatory, where she cataloged more than 10,000 stars.
Subject(s): Women in science
Astronomy
Observatories
Portraits
Cambridge (Mass.)
Fleming, Wiilliamina P., 1857-1911
Credit Line: Harvard College Observatory, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Catalog ID: Fleming Williamina A1