Whitney, Mary Watson, 1847-1921
Biographical notes:
Mary Watson Whitney (b. Sept. 11, 1847, Waltham, MA-d. Jan. 21, 1921, Waltham, MA) graduated from Vassar College in 1868 and received her masters there in 1872. There she met astronomer Maria Mitchell. Whitney became an assistant of Maria Mitchell and, in 1888, became a professor and the director of the observatory there until she retired in 1915. Whitney was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a charter member of the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society. Whitney also believed that science provided strong career opportunities for women.
Links to collections
Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889. Papers, 1853-1974, 1853-1889 (bulk).
Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
Maria Mitchell Papers, 1853-2007, (bulk 1853-1889)
Vassar College
Furness, Caroline Ellen, 1869-1936. Caroline Furness papers, 1887-1928.
Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
Furness, Caroline Ellen, 1869-1936. Papers, 1887-1928.
Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
Vassar College. Autograph file: S-Z, [ca. 1800]-1983.
Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
Papers, 1906-2005
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
Vassar College. Astronomy Dept. Records, 1888-1936.
Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889. Maria Mitchell Papers, 1853-2007, 1853-1889 (bulk).
Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
Vassar College. Dept. of Astronomy. Vassar College Astronomy Department records, 1888-1936.
Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
Burroughs, John, 1837-1921. John Burroughs papers, 1850-1991, 1860-1921 (bulk).
Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
Related names in SNAC
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Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889
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Peirce, Benjamin, 1809-1880
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Burroughs, John, 1837-1921.
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Dorrit Hoffleit
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Furness, Caroline Ellen, 1869-1936.
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Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889.
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Vassar College.
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Vassar College. Astronomy Dept.
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Vassar College. Observatory
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Vassar College. Dept. of Astronomy
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Vassar College.
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Vassar College. Astronomy Dept.
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Subjects:
- Asteroids
- Astronomy
- Comets
- Double stars
- Variable stars
Occupations:
- Astronomers
- College teachers
Places:
- MA, US
- MA, US
Variant Names
Whitney, Mary Watson, 1847-1921
Whitney, Mary Watson 1847-
Whitney, Mary Watson, b. 1847.
Whitney, Mary Watson
Mary W. Whitney
Whitney, Mary W.