Marília Chaves Peixoto was the first Brazilian woman to be awarded a Ph.D. in mathematics. In 1951 she was the first Brazilian woman to be elected a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. She made substantial contributions to what is now known as Peixoto’s Theorem on the structural stability of dynamical systems.
Enriqueta González Baz was the first Mexican woman to be awarded a higher degree in mathematics. She undertook research at the Institute of Physics, National Autonomous University of Mexico and lectured on mathematics and actuarial mathematics in the Faculty of Science of the University.
Paris Pishmish was a Turkish astronomer with a doctorate from Istanbul University advised by Finlay Freundlich. She was the first person employed to teach astronomy in Mexico with an astronomy doctorate. She spent most of her career in Mexico City and made substantial contributions to both teaching and research.
Guacolda Antoine Lazzerini was a mathematics teacher at both school and university level in Chile. She made many contributions to the development of education in Chile during her long active life.
Sylvia de Neymet was the first Mexican woman to be awarded a Ph.D. in mathematics in 1966. She taught university courses for almost 40 years, published several excellent papers and one book.
Marta Bunge was an Argentine mathematician who worked most of her career at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. An expert in category theory, she was known for her work on synthetic differential topology and toposes.
Achsah Mount Ely studied at Vassar College, beginning in 1865, the year teaching began there. She taught at several other institutions before becoming Head of Mathematics at Vassar College. In 1891, she became one of the first two women to join the New York Mathematical Society.
Mary Watson Whitney was a mathematician and astronomer who wrote around 70 astronomy papers, and directed the Vassar College Observatory. She was one of the first seven women to join the New York Mathematical Society in 1891.
Engineer who started out as a mathematician.
Astronomer and mathematician who did calculations on the Ephemeres of the Sun for the Nautical Almanac and work on comet orbits.