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Celebrating Marion Walter – and other unsung female mathematicians

  • Written by Jennifer Ruef, Assistant Professor of Education Studies, University of Oregon
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When I was teaching mathematics in the 90s, before the internet, I had a book of “women mathematicians.” This was helpful for sharing inspirational stories with my middle school students, but there were just six women in this short book.

These days, we have the...

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