Henrietta Swan Leavitt, an astronomer ahead of her time ... her work remains a cornerstone of modern cosmology. CC BY Hubble Webb ESA, Hubblecast 116: Henrietta Leavitt — ahead of her time ...

Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and Vera Rubin changed the way we view the Universe. So why don't we hear more about them? Illustrations by Rebecca Hendin Follow BBC Reel on ...

Henrietta Leavitt was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the daughter of a Congregational minister. She attended Oberlin College and the Society for Collegiate Instruction of Women (later Radcliffe ...