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1949: American mathematician Gertrude Mary Cox became the first woman elected into the International Statistical Institute. [36] Also, Maria Laura Lopes obtained her PhD in Mathematics, being the first woman to obtain the title in Brazil. 1951: Mary Cartwright of Britain became the first female president of the Mathematical Association. [37] [33]
1927: Anna Pell-Wheeler became the first woman to present a lecture at the American Mathematical Society Colloquium. [6] 1943: Euphemia Haynes became the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics, which she earned from Catholic University of America. [7]
Mary Graustein (April 12, 1884 – July 18, 1972) was a mathematician and university professor, and was the first woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics (1917) at Radcliffe College. [ 1 ] Life and research
Mary Emily Sinclair (1878–1955), American mathematician, first woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics at the University of Chicago; Nathalie Sinclair (born 1970), Canadian researcher in mathematics education; Stephanie Singer, American mathematician and politician, author of books on symmetry
Vivienne Lucille Malone was born on February 10, 1932, in Waco, Texas, to Pizarro and Vera Estelle Allen Malone. [1] She encountered educational challenges associated with growing up in an African-American community in the South, including racially segregated schools, [2] but the encouragement of her parents, both educators, led her to avidly pursue her own education.
The professor at Stanford University in California was among four Fields Medal recipients at the International Congress of Mathematicians held in Seoul, and the first female among the 56 winners ...
She was one of the first African-American women in the US to earn a doctorate in mathematics, along with Evelyn Boyd Granville, who also earned a Ph.D. in 1949. [1] Euphemia Haynes was the very first African-American woman in the US to earn a doctorate in mathematics, having earned hers in 1943. [3]
Charlotte Angas Scott (8 June 1858 – 10 November 1931) [1] was a British mathematician who made her career in the United States; she was influential in the development of American mathematics, including the mathematical education of women.