Marta Bunge
Marta Bunge was an Argentine mathematician who worked most of her career at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. An expert in category theory, she was known for her work on synthetic differential topology and toposes.
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Achsah Mount Ely
Achsah Mount Ely studied at Vassar College, beginning in 1865, the year teaching began there. She taught at several other institutions before becoming Head of Mathematics at Vassar College. In 1891, she became one of the first two women to join the New York Mathematical Society.
Manuela Garín
Manuela Garín was one of the first women to study mathematics at a Mexican university. She played an important role in the Mexican Mathematics Society, organising two Congresses, and was the first director of the School of Advanced Studies of the University of Sonora.
Danuta Gierulanka
Danuta Gierulanka was a Polish mathematician, philosopher and psychologist. She wrote interesting works on mathematical education and on the philosophy of mathematics.
Dr Elza Furtado Gomide
Elza Furtado Gomide was the second Brazilian woman to be awarded a doctorate in mathematics. She served for many years as Head of Mathematics at the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics in the University of São Paulo. She was influential in promoting a debate on the role of the university in the training of qualified professionals.
Zofia Krygowska
Zofia Krygowska was a Polish expert on mathematical education. After teaching mathematics in secondary schools she became a university professor and published over 250 articles and books.
Magdalena Mouján
Magdalena Mouján was an Argentine mathematician who became famed as a writer of science fiction. She taught mathematics and statistics at various Argentine universities: Universidad Católica de la Plata, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, and Universidad Nacional de Luján.
Julia Cross
American performer, teacher, and writer
Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza
Juana Belén Gutiérrez wrote radical feminist literature against Catholicism, political corruption, and social injustices during the Porfiriato.
Hattie B Cooper
When the Union United Methodist Church was located in Lower Roxbury in 1916, the Women’s Home Missionary Society, under the leadership of Hattie B. Cooper (1862–1949), provided services for the growing population of African Americans in that area.