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Margaret Harwood and the Maria Mitchell Observatory

James W. Hanner
18 Alyssum Drive, Amherst, MA 01002

Received Jaunary 15, 2015; accepted May 21, 2015

Abstract

The Maria Mitchell Observatory (MMO) and its first Director, Margaret Harwood, played an important role in encouraging women in astronomy.