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Maria Agnesi
Maria was an Italian mathematician and philosopher. She received an education from some of the finest tutors her dad made sure she got a good education. She was considered to be one of the greatest woman scholars and the very first female mathematician. -
Caroline Herschel
Caroline was a German-British astronomer and her sister was too. Her father wanted all six of his children to train in mathematics, french and music. She was the first woman to be recognized for a scientific position. -
Sophie Germain
Sophie was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosoper. Even though it took a long time she was recognized and appreciated for her contributions to mathematics. She became interrested in mathematics during the age of 13 years old. She taught herself mathematics by using the books in her father's library. -
Mary Somerville
Mary Somerville was a Scottish science writer and polymath, at the same time when women's participation in science was discouraged. Mary studied her first simple arithmetic at the age of thirteen. Mary Fairfax Somerville's scientific investigations began in the summer of 1825. -
Ada Lovelace
She was educated at home by governesses and tutors hired by her mother. Ada was an English mathematician and writer. As a young adult, her mathematical talents led her to an ongoing working relationship and friendship with fellow British mathematician Charles Babbage, and in particular Babbage's work on the analytical engine. -
Sonya Kovalevsky
Sonya was the first major Russian female mathematician. She was also the first women to work for a scientific journal as an editor. In 1869, Kovalevskaya began attending the University of Heidelberg. -
Emmy Noether
Emmy was an influential German mathematician known for her groundbreaking contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics. She was born to a Jewish family in the Bavarian town of Erlangen; her father was mathematician Max Noether. After completing her dissertation in 1907 under the supervision of Paul Gordan, she worked at the Mathematical Institute of Erlangen without pay for seven years (at the time women were largely excluded from academic positions). In 1915, she was invited by Da -
Edna Kramer
Edna was an U.S. mathematician and author of mathematics books. She finished her B.A. in mathematics at Hunter College in 1922. While teaching at local high schools, she made M.A. in 1925 and Ph.D. in 1930 in mathematics (with a minor in physics) at Columbia University. -
Nancy Kopell
Nancy Jane Kopell is an American mathematician. She graduated from Cornell University with an A.B., and from the University of California, Berkeley, with an M.A. and a Ph.D. Her research interest is the dynamics of the nervous system. -
Hypatia
Theon was hypatia's dad who was considered to be one of the most educated men in Alexandria, Egypt. She studied astronomy, astrology, and mathematics. People from other cities came to learn and study from her.
