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Harriet Williams Bigelow

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  1. Williams, Marjorie. “Harriet W. Bigelow” Popular Astronomy 42. (January 1934): 434-436. <http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1934PA.....42..434W>

  2. Byrd, Mary Emma. “A Laboratory Manual in Astronomy”. Ginn & Company: The Athenaeum Press, (1899): v

  3. Byrd, Mary Emma. “First Observations In Astronomy: a Handbook for Schools And Colleges”.Concord, N.H.: The Rumford press, (1913): iii-iv

  4. University of Michigan. Board of Regents. “June Meeting, 1904” Regents’ Processings. 1901-1904: 357 

  5. Bigelow, Harriet W. “Declinations of certain north polar stars determined with the meridian circle. By Harriet W. Bigelow. Proceeding of the Washington academy of sciences. Vol. vii. (1905):189-249 <https://search.lib.umich.edu/catalog/record/003166236>

  6. Publications of the Observatory of the University of Michigan. (1912): 15

  7. Bigelow, Harriet W. “The Teaching of Astronomy (fourth paper).” Popular Astronomy 36. (Jan 1928): 215-216 <https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1928PA.....36..215B>

  8. Officers of the AAVSO since 1911. 12 July 2017. American Association of Variable Star Observers. 10 March 2020 <https://www.aavso.org/officers-aavso-1911-2014>

  9. “DR. HARRIET BIGELOW DIES IN THE FAR EAST.” New York Times (1923-Current File), New York Times Company, 30/6/1934, p. 15.

  10. University of Michigan. Alumni Records. Bigelow, Harriet Williams [d. June 27, 1934: Ph.D. 1904]. TS. Box 53, Necrology Files, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan


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Bigelow, Harriet W. “Declinations of certain circumpolar stars.” The Astronomical Journal 24. (June 1904): 102-104. <https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1904AJ.....24..102B>


Bigelow, Harriet W. “Observations of comet 1911f.” The Astronomical Journal 27. (July 1912): 108-108. <https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1912AJ.....27..108B>

Agnes Ermina Wells

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  1. Agnes Ermina Wells Papers, 1894-1959; item description, dates. 82-M162, folder #. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Database. 2 March, 2020 <https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/sch00957/catalog>

  2. University of Michigan. Alumni Records. Wells, Ages Ermina [d. July 6, 1959: A.B. 1903, Ph.D 1924]. TS. Box 712 Suppl, Necrology Files, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

  3. Dr. Agnes E. Wells 2018. Saginaw County Hall of Fame. 3 March 2020 <https://saginawcountyhalloffame.org/dr-agnes-e-wells>

  4. University of Michigan Alumnae Council Survey Responses. Hazel Marie Losh. 1924. TS. Liv-Ly, 1924, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. Database. 3 March 2020. <https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/alumnae/8730.0110.003/1:21?rgn=div1;view=fulltext>

  5. Taysom, Carmen Brooks. Plaster bust of “Dr. Agnes Ermina Wells” by Carmon Brooks Taysom, 1951 ca.”1951.001. National Woman’s Party Fine Art Collection. Database. 3 March 2020. <https://nationalwomansparty.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/E13AA408-EB46-4977-AC33-071050190298>


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Voices from the IU Bicentennial; Agnes Wells: Educator, Administrator, Equal Rights Advocate.      14 August 2017.  Indiana University. 2 March 2020 <https://blogs.iu.edu/bicentennialblogs/2017/08/14/dr-agnes-wells-educator-administrator-equal-rights-advocate/>


Wells, A. (1894). Papers of Agnes Ermina Wells, 1894-1959. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. Database. 3 March 2020. <https://hollis.harvard.edu/primo-explore/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=HVD2&search_scope=everything&tab=everything&lang=en_US&docid=01HVD_ALMA211768125300003941>

Hazel Marie Losh

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  1. University of Michigan Alumnae Council Survey Responses. Hazel Marie Losh. 1924. TS. Liv-Ly, 1924, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. Database. 3 March 2020. <https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/alumnae/8730.0110.003/1:21?rgn=div1;view=fulltext>

  2. University of Michigan. Board of Regents. “H.M. Losh Memoir.” Proceedings of the Board of Regents (1969-1972). June 1969: 17.

  3. Allyn, Jim. “‘Doc’ Losh Retired? Don’t You Believe It!”. Ann Arbor News, 9 September 1976, pp.10.

  4. Bush, Larry. “‘Doc’ Losh Sees Student’s Dream Fulfilled”. Ann Arbor News, 26 June 1977, pp. D-11.

  5. Bush, Larry. “The Stars Blink Out of U-M’s Doc Losh”. Ann Arbor News, 6 October 1978, pp. A-1, A-2.

  6. “U-M’s Doc Losh Dies at 80; Astronomer and Sports Fan”. Detroit Free Press 148. 156 (1923-1999). 7 October 1978, pp. 8C.

  7. Tobin, James. “Doc Losh”. Heritage Project. Web. 26 March 2020 <https://heritage.umich.edu/stories/doc-losh/>


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“Doc Losh”. “A Dangerous Experiment”: Women at the University of Michigan. Web. 26 March 2020 <http://michiganintheworld.history.lsa.umich.edu/dangerousexperiment/exhibits/show/educatingwomen/womenprofessors/doclosh>


“Doc Losh on Change, Athletics, Life at U-M”. Ann Arbor News, 15 October 1978, pp. A-3, A-5.


Losh, Hazel Marie. “The Spectrum of Zeta Tauri.” Popular Astronomy 32. (1924): 557. <http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1924PA.....32R.557L>


Losh, Hazel Marie, 1898-1978, and Robert Methven Petrie. A Laboratory Manual of Astronomy. Ann Arbor, Mich.: G. Wahr, 1934.


McEnroe, Paul. “VIPS; Meet Some Campus ‘Notables’” Ann Arbor News, 7 September 1978, pp. M-34.


Smith College. The Report of the President to the Board of Trustees. “News Appointments, 1923-24.” Smith College Bulletin. 1915: 47 <https://books.google.com/books?id=woV4RcrK4zIC&lpg=RA9-PA47&dq=hazel%20marie%20losh&pg=RA9-PA47#v=onepage&q=hazel%20marie%20losh&f=false>

Helen (Walter) Dodson Prince

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  1. "Helen Prince." Notable Women Scientists, Gale, 2000. Gale In Context: Biography, Accessed 2 April  2020. <https://link-gale-com.proxy.lib.umich.edu/apps/doc/K1668000348/BIC?u=umuser&sid=BIC&xid=df020562>

  2. "Two Goucher Fellowships are Awarded to Alumnae: Misses Helen Walter Dodson and Katharine Allen Powell Honored--both Western High Graduates." The Sun (1837-1994), Mar 28, 1932, pp. 5. ProQuest, https://proxy.lib.umich.edu/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.proxy.lib.umich.edu/docview/540526218?accountid=14667.

  3. Wayne,Tiffany K.  American Women of Science since 1900.  Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2011. 771.

  4. Dodson, Helen W. “A Study of the Spectrum of 25 Orionis.” Astrophysical Journal 84. (September 1936): 180-202. <http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1936ApJ....84..180D>

  5. Dodson, Helen W. “The Spectrum of 25 Orionis.” Astrophysical Journal 91. (January 1940): 126-128. <http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1940ApJ....91..126D>

  6. “Memoir: Helen Walter Dodson Prince.” Regents’ Proceedings 333. Faculty History Project. 2011 Millennium Project.  University of Michigan. Accessed 2 April 2020 <http://faculty-history.dc.umich.edu/faculty/helen-walter-dodson-prince/memoir>

  7. Harvey, Joy Dorothy and Marilyn Ogilvie. The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives from Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century.  New York and London: Routledge, 2000. 1055

  8. Lindner, Rudi Paul. “Obituary: Helen Dodson Prince (1905-2002).”Bulletin of the Astronomical Society 41. (January 2009): 575. <http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009BAAS...41..575L>


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Herzenberg, Caroline L and Ruth H Howes. After the War: Women in Physics in the United States. Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2015. 6-10.

Laura Elizabeth Hill Mclaughlin

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  1. “General Register.” Google Books, Google, books.google.com/books?id=htbhAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA6-PA153&lpg=RA6-PA153&dq=laura elizabeth hill mclaughlin&source=bl&ots=MKniyfxapc&sig=ACfU3U2sip3feijER4wsVisZjiI1Pc63dg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjv7qay7dLuAhUSLs0KHSbLCLg4ChDoATAHegQICRAC#v=onepage&q=laura elizabeth hill mclaughlin&f=false.

  2. “'U' Astronomer McLaughlin Dies.” 'U' Astronomer McLaughlin Dies | Ann Arbor District Library, aadl.org/aa_news_19651209_p48-u_astronomer_mclaughlin_dies.

  3. “Dr Laura Elizabeth Hill Mclaughlin.” Dr Laura Elizabeth Hill Mclaughlin (1893-1991) Buried in Washtenong Memorial Park and Mausoleum Located in Ann Arbor, MI | People Legacy, peoplelegacy.com/dr_laura_elizabeth_hill_mclaughlin-2Q0L0F.

  4. “University Register.” Google Books, Google, www.google.com/books/edition/University_Register/rGYtAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=laura elizabeth hill&pg=PA82&printsec=frontcover.

  5. Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Dearborn Observatory, and Dearborn Observatory. Annals of the Dearborn Observatory of Northwestern University. Evanston, Ill.: [Dearborn Observatory?], 1915

  6. Cowley, Charles R. “Laura H. McLaughlin (1893–1991) · Vol. 23, Issue 4.” Bulletin of the AAS, PubPub, 1 Sept. 1991, baas.aas.org/pub/laura-h-mclaughlin-1893-1991/release/1.

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