Born in Liberty Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Raymond Jones
and Mary Madge (Yeager) Jones
Sister of
Ruth Vivan Jones, Edward Norman Jones, Ralph Yeager Jones, Mildred (Jones) Davis and Dorothy (Jones) Scalzo
Wife of
William Redin Woodward
— married
14 Aug 1940 in Shelby, Indiana, United States
Mother of
[private son (1940s - unknown)]
Died
at age 87
in Orange, California, United States
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Biography
Edith (Jones) Woodward is Notable.
Edith Jones Woodward was an American astronomer and college professor. She did research on binary stars and taught at William Patterson College. The American Astronomical Society presents an Edith J Woodward Award in her memory.
Edith Jones was born in 1914. She was the daughter of Ray Jones and Mary Yeager. [1] She attended Waldron High School, Waldron Indiana. [2] At Purdue University she earned a bachelor's of science degree. In 1935, she was awarded the Flora Robets Medal for outstanding senior woman. She earned a PhD in astronomy from Radcliff College in 1941. [3]
On August 14, 1940, Edith Jones married William Redin Woodword in Shelby County, Indiana. [4] They had 3 children. [5]
Edith Jones Woodward taught, astronomy, mathematics and geology for more than 40 years. She taught at Mount Holyoke College (1938 to 1940), Hunter College (1951 to 1952), and William Patterson College (1959 to 1983). [3][6] She also taught astronomy at the National Science Foundations in 1961 and 1964. [7]
From 1973 to 1975, she held a grant from the National Science Foundation for research at the Kitt Peak National Observatory. During her work there, she traveled to the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, in Chile three time for NASA. In 1980 she won a NASA grant to fund work at the Harvard College Observatory on projects involving eclipses of binary stars. [8][9][10]
Memorials
- Flora Roberts Medal, Purdue University, Outstanding Senior Woman 1935. [11]
Edith Jones Woodward passed away on January 21, 2002. [12] The American Astronomical Society presents an Edith J Woodward Award in her memory. [11]
- Edith Jones Woodward ,National Air and Space Museum, Wall of Honor. [13]
Sources
- ↑ Family Tree, database with images, FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record for Edith J Jones, ID GW85-TYS. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/family/GW85-TYS
- ↑ "Waldron Pupil is Honored for Study," Rushville Republican. May 23, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved June 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/article/rushville-republican-edith-jones-woodwar/32724297/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harvard University, Department of Astronomy, Alumi, Entry for Woodward, Edith J, 1941. https://astronomy.fas.harvard.edu/astronomy-alumni
- ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF8W-MN8 : Sat Mar 09 03:17:38 UTC 2024), Entry for William Redin Woodward and Edith Jones, 14 Aug 1940.
- ↑ Family information
- ↑ Edith Jones Woodward - Researcher - astro.wikisort.org. https://astro.wikisort.org/researcher/en/Researcher/Edith_Jones_Woodward
- ↑ "Dr. Woodward Chosen to Teach at University". The News. April 15, 1961. p. 10. Retrieved June 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-edith-jones-woodward-1961/32723053/
- ↑ "WPC Professor Receives NASA Grant". Shopper News. May 7, 1980. p. 26. Retrieved June 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/article/shopper-news-edith-j-woodward-1980/32721956/
- ↑ Waldron Story Continued, Wall of Honor Induction Class of 2023, Edith Jones. https://www.waldronstory.org/
- ↑ "Dr. Woodward Gets NASA Grant". The Record. May 15, 1980. p. 24. Retrieved June 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-edith-jones-woodward-1980/32722347/
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Edith Jones Woodward Biography. https://www.celebsagewiki.org/edith-jones-woodward
- ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKB5-13Y : 8 January 2021), Edith J Woodward, 21 Jan 2002; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ↑ Edith Jones Woodward, National Air and Space Museum. https://airandspace.si.edu/support/wall-of-honor/edith-jones-woodward
- "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F9R-LVPW : Wed Mar 20 09:50:53 UTC 2024), Entry for William Woodward and Edith Woodward, 2 May 1950.
See also:
- Wikipedia: Edith Jones Woodward
- Wikidata: Item Q64534233, en:Wikipedia
- Edith Jones Woodward at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting, American Institute of Physics. https://repository.aip.org/islandora/object/nbla%3A315604
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