Biographies Of Women Mathematicians by women before 1930 and a list of prizes, awards, and honors granted to womenmathematicians. AG http//www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm http://anduin.eldar.org/~ben/scout/html/1272.html
Extractions: This site, created under the direction of mathematics professor Larry Riddle, is part of "an on-going project by students in mathematics classes at Agnes Scott College ... to illustrate the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics." There are currently over 130 biographical essays available, from Maria Gaetana Agnesi to Lai-Sang Young, many of which contain photos and references for both print and electronic sources. The essays are accessible by browsing either the alphabetical or chronological index. Two other sections of interest list the first Ph.D.'s in mathematics obtained by women before 1930 and a list of prizes, awards, and honors granted to women mathematicians. [AG]
Great Russian Women Mathematicians Great Russian women. Brief info on Russian women role in history of Russia. http://great.russian-women.net/russian-women_math.shtml
Extractions: Professor of Mathematics at Moscow State University. Received the prized Order of Lenin in 1951. In 1959 she became the first chairperson of the newly created department of mathematical logic at Moscow State University. Olga Alexandrovna Ladyzhenskaya March 7, 1922 - Received her Ph.D. at the Leningrad State University in 1949 and her Doctorate in the Mathematics-Physical Sciences in 1953 at Moscow State University. Worked in the general areas of linear, quasilinear, and nonlinear partial (and some ordinary) differential equations of elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic types, with some theoretical applications to Navier-Stokes flow. Professor of Mathematics at the Physics Department at St. Petersburg University and Head of the Laboratory of Mathematical Physics at the St. Petersburg branch of the Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Science. Elizaveta Fedorovna Litvinova Studied mathematics on her own in Russia. In 1872 went to Zurich to study at the Polytechnic Institute, receiving her baccalaureate in 1876, and her doctoral degree in 1878 from Bern University (despite a Russian decree in 1873 that all Russian women studying in Zurich had to return to Russia by the end of 1873.) Returned to Russia but was prevented from obtaining a teaching position. Finally accepted a post as a teacher in the lower classes of a women's academy. Published over 70 articles on the philosophy and practice of teaching mathematics. Respected as one of the foremost pedagogues in Russia.
Historia Matematica Mailing List Archive: [HM] Women Mathematicians women mathematicians. Most of the women we currently profile are from Next message Avinoam Mann Re HM women mathematicians ; Previous message http://sunsite.utk.edu/math_archives/.http/hypermail/historia/jul98/0051.html
L�nkdatabasen - 759. Women Mathematicians , Biographies of women mathematicians, part of an index of biographiesin mathematics. Library, Beurlingbiblioteket http://www.ub.uu.se/links/detailedRecord.cfm?lankID=759
Women In Mathematics: Press Release the best and the brightest women mathematicians in the United States, saysHenrion. Though certainly some of the top women mathematicians are included, http://www.indiana.edu/~iupress/books/0-253-21119-0pr.html
Extractions: PRESS RELEASE Shattering the Myth of the Mathematical Marlboro Man True or false: women and mathematics don't mix. Mathematicians do their best work in their youth. Only white males do math. Mathematics is a realm of pure science and complete objectivity. According to Claudia Henrion, author of WOMEN IN MATHEMATICS: The Addition of Difference, published by Indiana University Press on October 3, these statements are all false. Yet they have their effect. In the United States, 46% of the bachelor's degrees in mathematics go to women. But women earn only about 24% of the math Ph.D.'s and make up less than 6% of the full-time faculty at doctoral-granting American institutions, where fewer than 3% of them have earned tenure. Henrion probes the culture of mathematics and describes the dominant myths about who a mathematician is supposed to be and what mathematics is all about. She provides profiles of eleven diverse and prominent contemporary women in mathematics as convincing counterpoint to these myths. Henrion challenges underlying and often invisible assumptions of the discipline that can inadvertently discourage women from pursuing mathematics or can keep them on the margins even once they have entered the castle walls. The women interviewed are not meant to be a list of the best and the brightest women mathematicians in the United States, says Henrion. Though certainly some of the top women mathematicians are included, the subjects were chosen to capture the diverse range of women who are prominent in mathematics. They represent a range of mathematical fields, ages, ethnic and racial backgrounds, geographical locations, and personal and professional situations. "There are many other engaging and successful women mathematicians whose stories are well worth hearing," Henrion asserts. "This book is simply one step toward addressing women's invisibility so that there can be no doubt that women can, and do, do mathematics."
IMA Update, Spring 2005 More than seventy women mathematicians participated in the workshop Career Options The talks by successful women mathematicians working in industry and http://www.ima.umn.edu/newsltrs/updates/spring05/diversity.shtml
Extractions: and Applied Mathematics , April 22-24, 2005 Career Options for Women in Mathematical Sciences , February 4-5, 2005, and upcoming Career Workshop on Minorities and Applied Mathematics , April 22-24, 2005, which offer participants a chance to learn about opportunities and career paths involving applied mathematics, to share experiences and insights, and to reaffirm that their professional and personal/cultural identities need not be in conflict. In short: to talk about math, to talk about careers, and to network. More than seventy women mathematicians participated in the workshop Career Options for Women in Mathematical Sciences , including fourteen senior researchers who gave lectures or participated in a panel discussion. The talks Change was a central theme of the workshop, linking gender issues with non-academic career options. Many of the speakers and panelists described having made dramatic changes in their research area, work environment (e.g., academia to industry), and location in reconciling their personal, professional, and scientific goals. Sarah Patch, IMA's Industrial Advisory Board representative from GE, wrote "I was shocked to find that so many of the women working in industry had
AWM Advertisements Professional opportunities for mathematicians from the Association for women in Mathematics. http://www.awm-math.org/ads.html
Extractions: How to advertise online with AWM Professional Opportunities Faculty Position, Department of Mathematics and Department of Physics - University of California, Santa Barbara The Departments of Mathematics and Physics invite applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position, joint between the two departments. The starting date is July 1, 2006. The position is in the general area of Geometry and Theoretical Physics. Qualifications are research and teaching excellence. The departments are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching and service. Candidates for this position must possess a Ph.D. by September 2006. To apply, applicants should submit a vita, statement of research, statement of teaching philosophy, and the American Mathematical Society cover sheet (available online at http://www.ams.org
San Diego Joint Mathematics Meetings 107th Annual Meeting of the American Mathematical Society (AMS), 84th Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), Annual meetings of the Association for women in Mathematics (AWM) and the National Association of mathematicians (NAM). San Diego, CA, USA; 69 January 2002. http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2049_intro.html
Extractions: Bulletin Board The Joint Mathematics Meetings are held for the purpose of advancing mathematical achievement, encouraging research, and to provide the communication necessary to progress in the field. These meetings serve to preserve, supplement, and utilize the results of the research of mathematicians the world over. Keeping abreast of the progress in mathematics results in the furtherance of the interest of mathematical scholarship and research.
Extractions: zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About Homework Help Women's History Air, Space, Science, Math Mathematicians Homework Help Women's History Essentials Biographies of Notable Women ... Help zau(256,140,140,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/C.htm','');w(xb+xb+' ');zau(256,140,140,'von','http://z.about.com/0/ip/496/7.htm','');w(xb+xb); Sign Up Now for the Women's History newsletter! See Online Courses Search Women's History Female mathematicians: women in math from ancient times through recent years. Mathematics fields include arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, number theory, advanced algebra and topology. Alphabetical Recent Top 10 Women in Math History Mathematics as a field of science or philosophy was largely closed to women before the twentieth century. However, from ancient times through the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century, a few women have achieved notably in mathematics. Here are ten women of note in early math their life stories and their achievements documented on this site. Maria Agnesi Oldest of 21 children and a child prodigy who studied languages and math, she wrote a textbook to explain math to her brothers which became a noted textbook on mathematics.
School Of Mathematics - Women And Mathematics The Program for women in Mathematics brings together research mathematicians withwomen undergraduate and graduate students for an intensive 11day workshop http://www.math.ias.edu/womensprogram/
Extractions: About the Program Programs 2006 Registration Alumnae Links The program brings together research mathematicians with undergraduate and graduate students for an intensive 11-day workshop on the campus of the Institute for Advanced Study which is designed to address issues of gender imbalance in mathematics. Founded in 1994, the program includes lectures and seminars on a focused topic, mentoring, discussions on peer relations, an introduction to career opportunities and a women in sciences seminar. Program support provided by the National Science Foundation and The Starr Foundation
Women In Math Paper 3 - Mathematicians Born After 1900 women in Math Paper 3 mathematicians Born after 1925. Work with at most 1 otherperson. (Only 1 group per mathematician allowed). http://www.mathsci.appstate.edu/~sjg/womeninmath/paper3.html
Extractions: Resources Special sites Services Search this web site: home locations Reference Services Book Lists Franceschetti, Donald R., ed. Biographical Encyclopedia of Mathematicians Marshall Cavendish, 1999 This two volume set chronicles the lives of the most prominent mathematicians form Galileo to Von Neumann. Each entry includes personal information, as well as an explanation of his or her mathematical work. Simmons, George Finlay Calculus Gems: Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics McGraw-Hill, 1992 Rather than listing mathematicians alphabetically, Calculus Gems uses a chronological format. It is a great reference for someone interested in an era of mathematics. The second part of the book includes some of the most important discoveries in the field. Young, Robyn V. and Minderovic, Zoran
African Women - Mathematicians women in category mathematicians Contemporary Africa Database. http://people.africadatabase.org/en/n/cat/fem/020/
Extractions: Contemporary Africa Database ::: People Home About Contact CAD Help ... Lists People: A B C D ... Z Related lists: Women main index "Mathematicians" main index "Mathematicians" by country 6 women listed in category "Mathematicians" Abel-Lai, Laila Fotso, Pauline Guidy Wandia, Josephine Masanja, Verdiana Grace Mikou, Noufissa Williams, Grace Alele
Other Meetings II womenmathematicians Suzdal (1993), Puschino (1994), Voronezh ( Mathematics.Modelling. Ecology , 1995), Volgograd ( Mathematics. Modelling. http://www.math.helsinki.fi/EWM/news/other.html
Extractions: EWM Mentoring Website The European Women in Maths mentoring site was launched with great success at Oxford Brookes University, UK on 15th November 2002. The afternoon commenced with a workshop attended by mathematics postdoctoral and PhD students on themes in mentoring. The workshop presented an excellent opportunity to discuss the current issues applicable to women in mathematics today. The evening session, which was attended by mathematicians from many universities, commenced with introductions from the deputy vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, Professor Linda Challis, and from Eryl MacNally, Member of the European Parliament for East of England. Eryl McNally has been very involved in the Framework 5 and Framework 6 research programmes of the EU, and is particularly interested in women in science. Dr Catherine Hobbs demonstrated the web site and took questions. This was followed by a panel discussion. The panel comprised of Professor Ursula Martin (St Andrews, Scotland), Professor Frances Kirwan (Oxford, UK) and Professor Bodil Branner (Technical University of Denmark) who described their own career histories in mathematics and answered questions from the floor. They all mentioned how useful it would have been to have mentors available to them when they were starting their career.
Extractions: New Book Explores, Explodes Stereotypes About Women In Mathematics True or false: women and mathematics don1t mix. Mathematicians do their best work in their youth. Only white males do math. Mathematics is a realm of pure science and complete objectivity. According to Claudia Henrion, author of WOMEN IN MATHEMATICS: The Addition of Difference, to be published by Indiana University Press on October 3, these statements are all false. Yet they have their effect. In the United States, 46% of the bachelor1s degrees in mathematics go to women. But women earn only about 24% of the math Ph.D.1s and make up less than 6% of the full-time faculty at doctoral-granting American institutions, where fewer than 3% of them have earned tenure. Henrion probes the culture of mathematics and describes the dominant myths about who a mathematician is supposed to be and what mathematics is all about. She provides profiles of eleven diverse and prominent contemporary women in mathematics as convincing counterpoint to these myths. Henrion challenges underlying and often invisible assumptions of the discipline that can inadvertently discourage women from pursuing mathematics or can keep them on the margins even once they have entered the castle walls. The women interviewed are not meant to be a list of the best and the brightest women mathematicians in the United States, says Henrion. Though certainly some of the top women mathematicians are included, the subjects were chosen to capture the diverse range of women who are prominent in mathematics. They represent a range of mathematical fields, ages, ethnic and racial backgrounds, geographical locations, and personal and professional situations. "There are many other engaging and successful women mathematicians whose stories are well worth hearing," Henrion asserts. "This book is simply one step toward addressing women1s invisibility so that there can be no doubt that women can, and do, do mathematics."
The Association For Women In Mathematics (AWM) A nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging and promoting women and girlsin the mathematical sciences including pure and applied mathematics and http://www.awm-math.org/
Extractions: //menuID = "index"; document.writeln(_nextAd('ads2', ads2)); Welcome to the Association for Women in Mathematics! The purpose of the Association for Women in Mathematics is to encourage women and girls to study and to have active careers in the mathematical sciences, and to promote equal opportunity and the equal treatment of women and girls in the mathematical sciences. Have fun investigating our web pages! - Barbara Keyfitz, President of the AWM Announcements... The NSF-AWM Travel Grants program received new funding and it is now sponsored by the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) and the Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication (REC) of the NSF. Please see the Travel Grants page for more information. Note: application deadline for this round is October 1, 2005. AWM has a new headquarters and new staff. Starting April 1, 2005, our new managing director is Jennifer Lewis. She is supported by a staff of specialists including Debra Fernandez (Membership Director), Danielle Burns (Meeting and events), Marie LeDoux (Administrative Coordinator), and Valarie Ogoh (Accounting). Please make a note of AWM's new
Extractions: J. McKeen Cattell (1913), owner and editor of Science , "There is not a single mulatto who has done creditable scientific work."In Mathematics, more than any other field of study, have we heard proclamations and statements similar to, " The Negro is incapable of succeeding ." Ancient and present achievements contradict such statements. One of the purposes of this website is to exhibit the inaccuracy of those proclamations by exhibiting the accomplishments of the peoples of Africa and the African Diaspora within the Mathematical Sciences. Less than 1% of all mathematicians are Black 25% of these are women . This website is dedicated to them. There are four primary webpages - see the contents below. N EWS Emma Fenceroy With great sadness and a sense of deep personal loss, I inform you of the death of Dr. Etta Zuber Falconer on September 19, 2002. Possessed of great talent, limitless courage, uncompromising honesty, enormous kindness, remarkable insight, quiet modesty, she made enduring selfless contributions. We are all the poorer by her death, the richer by her life. Dr.
History Of Black Women In The Mathematical Sciences GO TO Who are the Black women in the Mathematical Sciences 1990 AMUCWMA The African Mathematical Union Commission on women in Mathematics in Africa is http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/wohist.html
Extractions: GO TO Who are the Black Women in the Mathematical Sciences BACK TO Black Women in the Mathematical Sciences H ISTORY OF Click on the linked names below to learn more about the individuals. The first American Woman to earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics was Winifred Edgerton Merrill (Columbia U. ). In the early half of the twentieth century many Black women obtained a Masters Degree in Mathematics (my mother was one); however, it was not until 1943, 20 years after the first African American earned a Ph.D. in mathematics that a Black woman reached that level. 1943 The first african american woman to earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics and ninth african american to earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics was Euphemia Lofton Haynes (Catholic University). The second african american woman to earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics was Evelyn Boyd Granville (Yale University). The third african american woman to earn Ph.D.s in Mathematics was Marjorie Lee Browne (University of Michigan). Gloria Ford Gilmer is the first african american woman to publish a non-Ph.D.-thesis mathematics research paper. Had she not stopped grad school at the University of Wisconsin for marriage she would have been the fourth african american woman to earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics. Some years later she earned a Doctorate in Curriculum Instruction. However, during her entire career she has been a major force and an instrumental figure for the advancement of african americans in the Mathematical Community.
