List of female mathematicians

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This is a list of female mathematicians who have made significant contributions to mathematics.

While the majority of mathematicians are male, there have been some demographic changes since World War II. However, it is still the case with mathematics, as with neighboring branches of science such as physics, that women and historically disadvantaged minorities are underrepresented. A number of prizes instituted by the AMS and other mathematical societies are aimed at changing this situation.

Prominent female mathematicians have included:

• Emmy Noether (1882 - 1935)
• Sophie Germain (1776 - 1831)
• Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850 - 1891)
• Rózsa Péter (1905 - 1977)
• Julia Robinson (1919 - 1985)
• Mary Ellen Rudin
• Éva Tardos
• Ada Lovelace (1815 – 1852)
• Émilie du Châtelet
• Mary Cartwright
• Hypatia of Alexandria
• Marianna Csörnyei
• Ingrid Daubechies
• Maria Agnesi
• Shafi Goldwasser
• Karen Uhlenbeck
• Jessie MacWilliams
• Dusa McDuff
• Annie Moskol
• Ruth Moufang
• Hanna Neumann
• Cheryl Praeger

[edit] See also

• Women in science
• List of female scientists
• Noether Lecturer

[edit] External links

• Chronological Index of Women Mathematicians
• Association for Women in Mathematics list of Noether Lecture subjects

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.