Farnsworth, Alice H. (Alice Hall), 1893-1960

Alice Hall Farnsworth was born on October 19, 1893, in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. She attended Tanton public schools, and graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1916. She received an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1917 and 1920 respectively. In 1920 she began teaching astronomy at Mount Holyoke College. In 1936 she became chair of the department, and she retired in 1957. Alice Hall Farnsworth died on October 1, 1960, in Newton, Massachusetts.

From the guide to the Farnsworth papers MS 0535., 1901-1962., (Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections)

Astronomer; professor at Mount Holyoke College, 1920-1959.

From the description of Undergraduate Curriculum in Astronomy. Questionnaire devised for meeting of women astronomers at Yale. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83426828

Astronomer, professor at Mount Holyoke College, 1920-1959.

From the description of Papers of Alice H. Farnsworth, 1901-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154306699

From the description of Papers, 1901-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154302170