List of women astronomers

The following is a list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable women who have made contributions to the field of astronomy.

Maria Mitchell (1818–1889)
Professor of astronomy at Vassar College

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Jocelyn Bell Burnell

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Annie Jump Cannon 1922 Portrait

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Caroline Furness (1918)

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Caroline Herschel (1750–1848)

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Dorothea Klumpke (1861–1942)

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Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868–1921)

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Carolina Ödman-Govender in 2013.

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Elisa Quintana in 2014

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Carolyn S. Shoemaker

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Sarah Frances Whiting (1847–1927)

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