History (Astronomy)

History Sites:

International Women's Air & Space Museum, Inc. International Women's Air & Space Museum, Inc.: A museum dedicated to the contributions women have made in the air and space sciences. (History) http://www.iwasm.org/ Engines of our Ingenuity: Women in Astronomy Engines of our Ingenuity: Women in Astronomy: A radio show episode about German women astronomers in the the 17th century. (History) http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi407.htm History of Women in Astronomy History of Women in Astronomy: The text and images from a slide set on women astronomers available from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Includes capsule biographies of women from Carolyn Herschel to Sidney Wolff. (History) http://cannon.sfsu.edu/%7Egmarcy/cswa/history/history.html 4000 Years of Women in Science 4000 Years of Women in Science: Women's contributions to science, from antiquity to the nineteenth century. (History) http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Astronomy Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Astronomy: Short biographies of various women in astronomy. (History) http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/subject/astrono.html Women Astronomers Women Astronomers: Biographies of Janet Mattei, Maria Mitchell, and Doritt Hoffleit, with and interview with Janet Mattei. (History) http://www.grotdunst.mec.edu/ms/Chaple/EMKO/astronomers.html Five Remarkable Women at the Crossroads of Astronomy Five Remarkable Women at the Crossroads of Astronomy: Information on Caroline Herschel, Annie Jump Cannon, Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, and Vera Rubin. (History) http://departments.weber.edu/physics/carroll/FiveWomen/ About.Com: Women in Astronomy About.Com: Women in Astronomy: About.Com's guide to women astronomers. (History) http://womenshistory.about.com/od/scienceastronomy/index.htm Kid's Cosmos Kid's Cosmos: Bibliographies of women in astronomy. (History) http://www.kidscosmos.org/kid-stuff/women-astro.html U.S. Naval Observatory U.S. Naval Observatory: Description of the contributions made by women to the United States Naval Observatory. (History) http://maia.usno.navy.mil/women_history/history.html Women in Astronomy, 1880-1920 Women in Astronomy, 1880-1920: Biographical information of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and other Harvard women. Includes photographs and links. (History) http://physics.carleton.edu/Astro/pages/marga_michele/WomenAstronomers.html