Women in Astronomy: An Introductory Resource Guide

Bartusiak, Marcia "The Stuff of the Stars" in The Sciences, Sep/Oct. 1993, p. 34. Excerpt on her work from Bartusiak's book, Through a Universe Darkly (1993, HarperCollins.)

Greenstein, George "The Ladies of Observatory Hill" in American Scholar, Feb. 1993, p. 437. (Reprinted in his book Portraits of Discovery, 1998, John Wiley.)

Haramundanis, Katherine, ed. Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin: An Autobiography and Notes, 2^nd ed. 1996, Cambridge U. Press.

Hufbauer, Karl Exploring the Sun. 1991, Johns Hopkins. Chapter 3 discusses Payne’s work, among others.

Kidwell, P. "Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: Astronomy in the Family" in P. Abir-Am & Outram, D., eds. Uneasy Careers and Intimate Lives: Women in Science 1789-1979. 1987, Rutgers U. Press.

Kidwell, P. "Three Women of American Astronomy" in American Scientist, May/June 1990, p. 244.

Smith, E. "Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin" in Physics Today, June 1980, p. 64.

Whitney, Charles "Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: An Astronomer's Astronomer" in Sky & Telescope, Mar. 1980, p. 212.

Web Sites:

UCLA Contributions of Women to Physics Page:
http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~cwp/Phase2/Payne_Gaposchkin,_Cecilia_Helena@861234567.html

Biography at Harvard Square Library Page: http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/unitarians/cpg.html

AAVSO Page on Her Centenary: http://www.aavso.org/newsletter/number25/cecilia.stm

ASP Women Slide Set Page: http://cannon.sfsu.edu/~gmarcy/cswa/history/cecilia.html

Brief Review of Her Autobiography by Jocelyn Bell Burnell: http://www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~hwm/burnell.htm

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Pilachowski, Catherine

Web Sites:

Her Site at Indiana University: http://www.astro.indiana.edu/catyp/pilachowski.html

Election to AAS Presidency: http://www.noao.edu/outreach/press/pr01/pr0105.html

ASP Women Slide Set Page: http://cannon.sfsu.edu/~gmarcy/cswa/history/pilachowski.html

Brief 2000 Interview: http://www.noao.edu/outreach/caty.html

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Ride, Sally

Camp, Carole Sally Ride: First American Woman in Space. 1997, Enslow. For young adults.

Blacknall, Carolyn Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space. 1984, Dillon Press. A book for youngsters.

Kramer, Barbara Sally Ride: A Space Biography. 1998, Enslow. Another book for kids.

Web Sites:

LucidCafe Biography and Links: http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/96may/ride.html

Brief Biography at NASA’s Female Frontiers: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/space/frontiers/ride.html

ASP Women Slide Set Page: http://cannon.sfsu.edu/~gmarcy/cswa/history/ride.html

Scholastic Web Site, Her Answers to Questions from Kids: http://teacher.scholastic.com/space/tscriptr.htm

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Roman, Nancy

Croswell, Ken The Alchemy of the Heavens: Searching for Meaning in the Milky Way. 1995, Doubleday. See Chapter 8.

Web Sites:

Brief Bio at Women of NASA Site: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/people/bios/women/nr.html

ASP Women Slide Set Page: http://cannon.sfsu.edu/~gmarcy/cswa/history/roman.html

Her Resume on Line: http://www.mc.cc.md.us/Departments/planet/Nancy/Nancy.htm

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Rubin, Vera

Bartusiak, Marcia "The Woman Who Spins the Stars" in Discover, Oct. 1990, p. 88. See also Bartusiak’s book, Through a Universe Darkly, 1993, HarperCollins, p. 202ff.

Boslaugh, John Masters of Time: Cosmology at the End of Innocence. 1992, Addison-Wesley. Chapter 2 features Rubin’s life and work.

Goldsmith, Donald The Astronomers. 1991, St. Martins. Chapter 2 profiles Vera Rubin.

Lightman, Alan & Brawer, Roberta "Interview with Vera Rubin" in Origins. 1990, Harvard U. Press.

Overbye, Dennis Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos. 1992, HarperCollins. Chapter 17 focuses on her work.

Rubin, Vera "Women's Work: Women in Modern Astronomy" in Science 86, Jul/Aug. 1986, p. 58.

Rubin, Vera Bright Galaxies, Dark Matters. 1997, American Institute of Physics Press. A collection of her articles, including several personal reminiscences.

Stephens, Sally "Vera Rubin: An Unconventional Career" in Mercury, Jan/Feb. 1992, p. 38. An interview.

Web Sites:

Brief Bio from Lake Afton Observatory: http://web.physics.twsu.edu/lapo/vr.htm

Her UCLA Contributions of Women to Physics Page: http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~cwp/Phase2/Rubin,_Vera_Cooper@931234567.html

Her Scientific American Article on Dark Matter: http://www.sciam.com/specialissues/0398cosmos/0398rubin.html

Some Autobiographical Excerpts: http://www.sciam.com/explorations/1998/042798women/rubin.html

ASP Women Slide Set Page: http://cannon.sfsu.edu/~gmarcy/cswa/history/rubin.html

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