WOMEN MATHEMATICIANS BY: MICHELLE QUINN Winifred Edgerton Merrill September 24, 1862 - September 6, 1951 First American woman to receive a Ph.D in Mathematics.

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WOMEN MATHEMATICIANS BY: MICHELLE QUINN

Winifred Edgerton Merrill September 24, September 6, 1951 First American woman to receive a Ph.D in Mathematics (1886). Received her B.A. from Wellesley College in 1883 and went on for her Ph.D from Columbia University. Computation of the orbit of the comet of Taught at many different institutions. Winifred Edgerton Merrill Columbia University Homepage

Emmy Noether March 23, April 14, 1935 Granted the second degree to a woman in the field of mathematics. Originally from Germany, Noether ended up the United States when Hitler took over and WWII began. Noether taught at Bryn Mawr College until she died in 1935 Known for “opening the door” for other women at Bryn Mawr.. Emmy Noether Bryn Mawr Homepage

Mary Emily Sinclair In 1908, Sinclair became the first woman to earn a Ph.D in Mathematics from the University of Chicago. Her dissertation, “Concerning a Compound Discontinuous Solution in the Problem of the Surface of Revolution of Minimum Area,” was published in the Annals of Mathematics, Vol 10 (January 1909), pp Mary Emily Sinclair University of Chicago Homepage

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