Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming (1857-1911), circa 1890s. Courtesy Curator of Astronomical Photographs at Harvard College Observatory
Abandoned by her husband when she became pregnant, Williamina Paton Fleming went from housemaid to one of the most prominent female astronomers of her time – all in just over a decade. Sound incredible? Read the entire story of this amazing astronomer at her biography page on Project Continua.
