Timeline of women in mathematics in the United States

There is a long history of women appearances in mathematics in the United States. All women mentioned here are American unless otherwise noted.

Timeline

19th Century

  • 1829: The first public test of an American girl in geometry was held.[1]
  • 1886: Winifred Edgerton Merrill became the first American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics, which she earned from Columbia University.[2]

20th Century

21st Century

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References

  1. Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Susan B. Anthony; Matilda Joslyn Gage; Ida Husted Harper, eds. (1889). History of Woman Suffrage: 1848–1861, Volume 1. Susan B. Anthony. p. 36. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  2. Susan E. Kelly & Sarah A. Rozner (28 February 2012). "Winifred Edgerton Merrill:"She Opened the Door"" (PDF). Notices of the AMS. 59 (4). Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. "How Gladys West uncovered the 'Hidden Figures' of GPS" (in en-US). GPS World. 2018-03-19. http://gpsworld.com/how-gladys-west-uncovered-the-hidden-figures-of-gps/. Retrieved 2018-09-22. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Prizes, Awards, and Honors for Women Mathematicians". agnesscott.edu. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  5. "Math Forum @ Drexel: Congratulations, Alison!". mathforum.org. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  6. Change, Kenneth (March 19, 2019). "Karen Uhlenbeck Is First Woman to Receive Abel Prize in Mathematics". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/science/karen-uhlenbeck-abel-prize.html. Retrieved 19 March 2019. 

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