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Timeline of women in mathematics in the United States facts for kids

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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.
  • 1886: Winifred Edgerton Merrill became the first American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics, which she earned from Columbia University.

20th Century

  • 1956: Gladys West began collecting data from satellites at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. Her calculations directly impacted the development of accurate GPS systems.
  • 1983: Julia Robinson became the first female president of the American Mathematical Society, and the first female mathematician to be awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.
  • 1995: Margaret H. Wright became the first female president of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

21st Century

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