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| Williamnia Flemming |
Williamnia Fleming was one of the Harvard computers. She worked as a maid for Charles Pickerning, the head of the Harvard University. Pickerning got frustrated with his male computers he exclaimed that his maid could do a better job. So he hired her. She worked on coming up with a classification system for stars. She also discovered the horse head nebula.
Gal's Guide to the Galaxy Podcast:
The episode is on Annie Jump cannon but other Harvard computer women are mentioned.
The Glass Universe:
I just recently heard about this book and am very excited to read it
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