Vera W de Spinadel was the first woman to be awarded a mathematics Ph.D. by the University of Buenos Aires. She was an Argentine mathematician whose main contributions were to mathematics in architecture, art, and design. She introduced the “metallic means family” which generalises the Golden Ratio.
Award-winning French mathematician who has proved many remarkable results in algebraic geometry, particularly in finding counterexamples to conjectures.
Agnes Wells was an American mathematician and astronomer who worked during the first half of the 20th century. She spent most of her career expertly guiding women students and trying to improve the status of women in American society.
Sarah Woodhead was one of five pioneering female students at Girton College, Cambridge, which was established to allow women to benefit from a university education, and became the first woman to pass the Tripos examinations in mathematics at Cambridge.
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 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 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.
Vicky Neale was an exceptional university teacher and had the ability to bring many people to mathematics through her outreach work.
Stanisława Nikodym was the first Polish woman to obtain the degree of Ph.D. in mathematics. She wrote papers on analysis, some with her husband Otton Nikodym. She is also known as a painter.
Izabela Abramowicz was a Polish mathematician who was the first woman to be awarded a gold medal and a first-degree diploma in mathematics from the University of Kyiv. She was an outstanding school teacher awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and other awards for her educational achievements.