Against all odds : women's ways to mathematical research since 1800

Against all odds : women's ways to mathematical research since 1800 / Eva Kaufholz-Soldat, Nicola M.R. Oswald, editors.

This book presents an overview of the ways in which women have been able to conduct mathematical research since the 18th century, despite their general exclusion from the sciences. Grouped into four thematic sections, the authors concentrate on well-known figures like Sophie Germain and Grace Chisho...

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Other Authors: Kaufholz-Soldat, Eva, Oswald, Nicola M. R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2020.
Series:Women in the history of philosophy and sciences ; v. 6.
Subjects:
Women mathematicians > History.
Mathematics > Research > History.
Gender studies: women.
History of mathematics.
History of science.
Historiography.
Philosophy & theory of education.
Social Science > Gender Studies.
Mathematics > History & Philosophy.
Science > History.
History > Historiography.
Education > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
Mathematics > Research
Women mathematicians
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Institutions
  • Chapter 3. Couples in Sciences
  • Chapter 4. Overcoming obstacles
  • Chapter 5
  • Bridge from past to present
  • Chapter 6. Name/ Subject Index.

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