Emmy Noether faced sexism and Nazism – over 100 years later her contributions to ring theory still influence modern math

More than a century after publishing major papers in theoretical mathematics, German-born Emmy Noether continues to challenge ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Five Historic Female Mathematicians You Should Know

Sofia Kovalevskaya, Emmy Noether and Ada Lovelace are just three of the many famous female mathematicians you should know. Wikicommons If you haven’t yet read my story “Ten Historic Female Scientists ...
Rolling Out

Pi Day: Celebrating brilliant black women mathematicians

Happy Pi Day! Cheers to black female mathematicians. Today, March 14 (3/14), marks the annual celebration because the date represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant π (pi), ...
The Root

How Can We Raise Future Black Female Mathematicians? Start by Asking Them

Editor’s note: Once a month, this column will tackle broader questions about what the country should do to increase educational opportunities for black youths. The lesson? The U.S. will continue to ...
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Blueprint for the Future: Framing the Issues of Women in Science in a Global Context: Summary of a Workshop

Chemistry has a long history ultimately dating back to alchemy, although there have not been as many female chemists in history as female mathematicians. Maria Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) and her ...