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In 1878, Williamina Fleming immigrated to Boston from Scotland with her husband – but he abandoned her shortly after they arrived. Pregnant with their child, she began working as a maid in the house of Harvard College Observatory director Edward Pickering to support herself. Pickering quickly grew impressed with her intelligence and hired Fleming to Continue reading "May 21, 1911: The death of Williamina Fleming" The post May 21, 1911: The death of Williamina Fleming appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .
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