Pioneering Women in American Mathematics: The Pre-1940 PhD's"This book is the result of a study in which the authors identified all of the American women who earned PhD's in mathematics before 1940, and collected extensive biographical and bibliographical information about each of them. By reconstructing as complete a picture as possible of this group of women, Green and LaDuke reveal insights into the larger scientific and cultural communities in which they lived and worked." "The book contains an extended introductory essay, as well as biographical entries for each of the 228 women in the study. The authors examine family backgrounds, education, careers, and other professional activities. They show that there were many more women earning PhD's in mathematics before 1940 than is commonly thought." "The material will be of interest to researchers, teachers, and students in mathematics, history of mathematics, history of science, women's studies, and sociology."--BOOK JACKET. |
Contents
Family Background and Precollege Education | 13 |
Graduate Education | 37 |
Employment Issues | 59 |
Career Patterns | 73 |
Scholarly and Professional Contributions | 97 |
Epilogue | 113 |
Abbreviations | 323 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Pioneering Women in American Mathematics: The Pre-1940 PhD's Volume 34 of History of mathematics, ISSN 0899-2428 |
| Authors | Judy Green, Jeanne LaDuke |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | American Mathematical Soc., 2009 |
| ISBN | 0821843761, 9780821843765 |
| Length | 349 pages |
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