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.
Five Remarkable Women at the Crossroads of Astronomy
Information on Caroline Herschel, Annie Jump Cannon, Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, and Vera Rubin.
U.S. Naval Observatory
Description of the contributions made by women to the United States Naval Observatory.
About.Com: Women in Astronomy
About.Com's guide to women astronomers.
4000 Years of Women in Science
Women's contributions to science, from antiquity to the nineteenth century.
Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Astronomy
Short biographies of various women in astronomy.
International Women's Air & Space Museum, Inc.
A museum dedicated to the contributions women have made in the air and space sciences.
Kid's Cosmos
Bibliographies of women in astronomy.
Engines of our Ingenuity: Women in Astronomy
A radio show episode about German women astronomers in the 17th century.
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