150 Years of Women at Berkeley Astronomy: Early Stars

Phoebe Waterman Haas

Phoebe Waterman Haas is one of the first two women to receive a Ph.D. in astronomy (1913) from UC Berkeley.
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Priscilla Fairfield Bok

Priscilla Fairfield Bok is one of the first women to receive a Ph.D. in astronomy (1921) from UC Berkeley.
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Mary Lea Heger Shane

Mary Lea Heger Shane received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1925.
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Charlotte Moore Sitterly

Charlotte Moore Sitterly received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1931. (Read more)

 

Dorothy Nell Davis

Dorothy Nell Davis received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1937.

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Elizabeth Leonard Scott

Elizabeth Leonard Scott received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1949.

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Imke de Pater

Imke de Pater was the first woman appointed to the Faculty in the Department of Astronomy. She has a joint appointment with EPS.
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Anna Estelle Glancy

Anna Estelle Glancy is one of the first two women to receive a Ph.D. in astronomy (1913) from UC Berkeley.
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Jessica May Young

Jessica May Young is one of the first women to receive a Ph.D. in astronomy (1920) from UC Berkeley.

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Maud Worcester

Maud Worcester received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1930.

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Phyllis Hayford

Phyllis Hayford received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1932.

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Cecile Trumpler Weaver

Cecile Trumpler Weaver graduated in astronomy 1939.

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Helen Pillans

Helen Pillans received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1952.

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Sophia Hazel Levy

Sophia Hazel Levy is one of the first women to receive a Ph.D. in astronomy (1920) from UC Berkeley.
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Edith Cummings

Edith Cummings received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1923.

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Lois Tripp Slocum

Lois Tripp Slocum received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1930.

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Katherine Prescott

Katherine Prescott received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1933.

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Martha “Patty” Stahr

Martha Stahr received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1946.

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Jill Tarter

Jill Tarter received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1975.

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