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Frances A. Rosamond (born 1943), Australian researcher in parameterized complexity, advocate for women in computer science and mathematics; Lauren Lynn Rose, American mathematician active in mathematical outreach; Margit Rösler, German expert on harmonic analysis, special functions, and Dunkl operators
2012: The Working Committee for Women in Mathematics, Chinese Mathematical Society (WCWM-CMS) was founded; it is a national non-profit academic organization in which female mathematicians who are engaged in research, teaching, and applications of mathematics can share their scientific research through academic exchanges both in China and abroad ...
Influential women pioneers in medicine, science and math. Ann Preston, 1813-1872. American physician who worked to educate women about their bodies. Mary Edwards Walker, 1832-1919. Surgeon ...
Katherine Johnson Johnson in 1983 Born Creola Katherine Coleman (1918-08-26) August 26, 1918 White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S. Died February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) (aged 101) Newport News, Virginia, U.S. Other names Katherine Goble Education West Virginia State University (BS) Occupation Mathematician Employers NACA NASA (1953–1986) Known for Calculating trajectories for NASA ...
Being the first black woman to receive a mathematics doctorate from the University of Texas Lillian Katie Bradley (October 15, 1921 [ 1 ] – February 11, 1995 [ 2 ] ) was an American mathematician and mathematics educator who in 1960 became the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in any subject at the University of Texas at Austin .
1970: Mina Rees became the first female president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. [13] 1971: Mary Ellen Rudin constructed the first Dowker space. [14] The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) was founded. It is a professional society whose mission is to encourage women and girls to study and to have active ...
In 1903, restrictions on women's full enrollment in Bavarian universities were rescinded. [28] Noether returned to Erlangen and officially reentered the university in October 1904, declaring her intention to focus solely on mathematics. She was one of six women in her year (two auditors) and the only woman in her chosen school. [29]
This is a historical list dealing with women scientists in the 20th century. During this time period, women working in scientific fields were rare. Women at this time faced barriers in higher education and often denied access to scientific institutions; in the Western world, the first-wave feminist movement began to break down many of these ...