Caroline Furness

Caroline Furness
Caroline Furness, from the 1917 yearbook of Vassar College
BornJune 24, 1869
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedFebruary 9, 1936
New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Astronomer, college professor

Caroline Ellen Furness (June 24, 1869 – February 9, 1936) was an American astronomer who taught at Vassar College in the early twentieth century. She studied under Mary Watson Whitney at Vassar and was the first woman to earn a PhD in astronomy from Columbia University.