Zofia Krygowska
Zofia Krygowska was a Polish expert on mathematical education. After teaching mathematics in secondary schools she became a university professor and published over 250 articles and books.
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Magdalena Mouján
Magdalena Mouján was an Argentine mathematician who became famed as a writer of science fiction. She taught mathematics and statistics at various Argentine universities: Universidad Católica de la Plata, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, and Universidad Nacional de Luján.
Vicky Neale
Vicky Neale was an exceptional university teacher and had the ability to bring many people to mathematics through her outreach work.
Julia Cross
American performer, teacher, and writer
Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza
Juana Belén Gutiérrez wrote radical feminist literature against Catholicism, political corruption, and social injustices during the Porfiriato.
Hattie B Cooper
When the Union United Methodist Church was located in Lower Roxbury in 1916, the Women’s Home Missionary Society, under the leadership of Hattie B. Cooper (1862–1949), provided services for the growing population of African Americans in that area.
Lucy Miller Mitchell
A local and national pioneer in the development of standards for childcare
Hongyi He
Hongyi He is a Chinese papercut artist recognized as a “master of folk arts and crafts” by UNESCO.
Hallie Flanagan
Hallie Flanagan (1890–1969) was sworn in as director of the Federal Theatre Project on August 29, 1935.
Elizabeth Georgeson
Scotland’s first female engineering graduate.