Timeline of women in mathematics in the United States facts for kids
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
- 2004: Alison Miller became the first female gold medal winner on the U.S. International Mathematical Olympiad Team.
- 2019: Karen Uhlenbeck became the first woman to win the Abel Prize.
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