Morphologist of Stellar Spectra" in its dedication. Later years After retirement, Maury pursued interests in nature and conservation. She belonged to the National Audubon Society and enjoyed birdwatching. She fought to save western Sequoia trees from being felled during wartime. For three years, Maury also served as curator of the John William Draper House in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, where her grandfather and uncle had built observatories, and where the first photos of the moon as seen through a telescope were taken. Maury died on January 8, 1952, in Dobbs Ferry, New York. References Further reading 1866 births 1952 deaths American women astronomers American astrophysicists American people of Brazilian descent Vassar College alumni Harvard Computers Recipients of the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy People from Cold Spring, New York People from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York Maury family of Virginia Scientists from New York (state)