Henrietta Leavitt was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the daughter of a Congregational minister. She attended Oberlin College and the Society for Collegiate Instruction of Women (later Radcliffe ...

Ligia Bouton's "25 Stars: A Temporary Monument to Henrietta Swan Leavitt" installed at the temporary outbound Kendall/MIT station entrance. The Harvard Crimson The University Daily, Est.

Henrietta Leavitt joined the Harvard College Observatory as a volunteer in 1895. She was appointed to the permanent staff in 1902, and eventually became chief of the photometry department.

"Silent Sky" tells the true story of Henrietta Leavitt, a gifted astronomer who defied societal expectations in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of Harvard Observatory, Henrietta ...

A recent examination by Miss Henrietta S. Leavitt of plates taken with the ... according to a circular issued to-day by the Harvard University Observatory. Six of these variables are in the ...