Overview
Character Name
Williamina Fleming
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Time & Place
early 1900s, Harvard University, Star field, Leavitt home, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Ocean liner
Analysis
The historical Williamina Fleming was the first woman “computer” of Pickering’s Harem; originally his housekeeper, scientist Edward Pickering claimed that she could do a better job of cataloging stars than the men employed by Harvard University, so he hired her. In the
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