| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 277 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Women mathematicians and the World War II transition -- 2. Women mathematicians Ph. D's of the 1940s and 1950s -- 3. Family background and early influences -- 4. High school and college -- 5. Graduate school and the pursuit of the Ph. D -- 6. Interweaving a career and a life -- 7. Teaching, research, and the question of identity -- 8. Dimensions of personal and professional success |
| Summary |
"Women Becoming Mathematicians looks at the lives and careers of thirty-six of the approximately two hundred women who earned Ph. D.'s in mathematics from American institutions from 1940 to 1959. During this period, American mathematical research enjoyed an unprecedented expansion, fueled by the technological successes of World War II and the postwar boom in federal funding for education in the sciences. Yet women's share of doctorates earned in mathematics in the United States reached an all-time low |
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This book explores the complex interplay between the personal and professional lives of those women who embarked on mathematical careers during this period, with a view to understanding how changes in American society during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s affected their career development and identities as mathematicians."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Women mathematicians -- United States.
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MATHEMATICS -- Pre-Calculus.
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MATHEMATICS -- Reference.
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MATHEMATICS -- Essays.
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Women mathematicians
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Mathematics - General.
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Mathematics.
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Physical Sciences & Mathematics.
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
99087169 |
| ISBN |
9780262280389 |
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0262280388 |
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1423730763 |
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9781423730767 |
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