page_title: List of women astronomers
section_title: L
hierarchical_section_title: List of women astronomers / L
caption_attribution_description: English: Henrietta Swan Leavitt (July 4, 1868 – December 12, 1921)
context_page_description: The following is a list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable women who have made contributions to the field of astronomy.
context_section_description: Elizabeth Lada
  Marguerite Laugier
  Gemma Lavender
  Nicole-Reine Lepaute
  Henrietta Swan Leavitt
  Isabel Martin Lewis
  Helen Lines
  Sarah Lee Lippincott
  Jane Luu
caption: Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868–1921)
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