Henrietta Leavitt was born in Cambridge ... She worked at the Harvard College Observatory until her death from cancer in 1921.

Henrietta Leavitt joined the Harvard College Observatory as a volunteer in 1895. She was appointed to the permanent staff in 1902, and eventually became chief of the photometry department.

The life of Henrietta Leavitt (1868-1921 ... s contributions were only recognized by the world after she died of cancer. “The 21st century is unfolding with diversity and contemporaneity ...