Evelyn Leland
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Evelyn Frances Leland (1867–1931)[1] was an American astronomer and member of "Harvard Computers," a group of female astronomers who worked at the Harvard College Observatory under Director Edward Pickering. She worked for 36 years (1889–1925)[1] as his assistant, and represented his team.[2][3][4][5] Leland and her colleagues performed an analysis of photographic plates taken in Cambridge and Arequipa, Peru.[6] She was involved in computing stellar spectra and discovering variable stars.[6] She also worked with other members from the observatory to publish the paper.[4][5]