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1881: Harvard Observatory began employing women...

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1881

Harvard Observatory began employing women to analyze photographs of star fields.
Powell, Jennifer H. “Reaching for the Stars”. The Harvard University Gazette, 19 Mar. 1998.

1925: After just two years of study, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin...

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1925

After just two years of study, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin earned a PhD in astronomy at Radcliffe College. It was the first doctorate awarded for research at the Harvard Observatory .
Powell, Jennifer H. “Reaching for the Stars”. The Harvard University Gazette, 19 Mar. 1998.

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