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Contemporary Women Mathematicians Bibliography Bibliography* Contemporary Women Mathematicians Poster (updated 8-14-12) Women and Mathematics (MATH 398) Fall 2012 Department of Mathematics, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 90045 Many of these women have biographies with extensive reference lists on the Agnes Scott College “Biographies of Women Mathematicians” website: http://www.agnesscott.edu/Lriddle/women/women.htm You might also consult: http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/BiogIndex.html Ingrid Daubechies • Daubechies, I. (2005). Thought problems. In B. A. Case & A. Leggett (Eds.), Complexities: Women in mathematics (pp. 358-361). Princeton University Press. • Haunsperger, D., & Kennedy, S. (2000, April). Coal miner's daughter. Math Horizons, 7, 5-9, 28-30. • Jackson, A. (2000, May). Ingrid Daubechies receives NAS Award in mathematics. Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 571. • Kort, E. (1998). Ingrid Daubechies. In C. Morrow & T. Perl (Eds.), Notable Women in mathematics: A biographical dictionary (pp. 34-38). Greenwood Press. • Von Baeyer, H. C. (1995, May). Wave of the future. Discover, 68-74. Lenore Blum • Blum, L. (1987). Women in mathematics: An international perspective, eight years later. The Mathematical Intelligencer, 9(2), 28-32. • Gannon, J. (2005, August). Professor tries to instill passion for math, science: Talking with Lenore Blum. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. • Henrion, C. (1997). Women in mathematics: The addition of difference (pp.145- 163). Indiana University Press. Copyright 2013/Jacqueline Dewar/[email protected] • Perl, T. (1993). Women and numbers: Lives of women mathematicians (pp.77-93). Wide World Publishing. • Perl, T. (1998). Lenore Blum. In C. Morrow & T. Perl (Eds.), Notable women in mathematics: A biographical dictionary (p.11-16). Greenwood Press. Sylvia Wiegand • Rowan, K. (2003). It adds up to success: Warming the climate for women in mathematics. On Campus with Women, 32(3-4). • Sullivan, K. (1998). Sylvia Young Wiegand. In C. Morrow & T. Perl (Eds.), Notable women in mathematics: A biographical dictionary (pp. 272-277). Greenwood Press. Fan Chung • Albers, D. (1995, September). Making connections: A profile of Fan Chung. Math Horizons, 14-18. • Brunner, R. (1998). Fan King Chung. In C. Morrow & T. Perl (Eds.), Notable women in mathematics: A biographical dictionary (pp.29-34). Greenwood Press. • Henrion, C. (1997). Women in mathematics: The addition of difference (pp. 97- 108). Indiana University Press. Evelyn Boyd Granville • Giles-Giron, J. (1991, January-February). Black pioneers in mathematics: Brown [sic], Granville, Cox, Claytor, and Blackwell. American Mathematical Society Focus, 18. • Gonzalez, H. (1998). Evelyn Boyd Granville. In C. Morrow & T. Perl (Eds.), Notable women in mathematics: A biographical dictionary (pp. 66-71). Greenwood Press. • Granville, E. B. (2005). Looking back...looking ahead. In B. A. Case & A. Leggett (Eds.), Complexities: Women in mathematics (pp. 272-281). Princeton University Press. • Innis, T., & Bozeman, S. (2006, September-October). Spelman College honors Dr. Evelyn Boyd Granville: A trailblazer, a teacher, a tradition of excellence.” AWM Newsletter, 36(5), 10-12. Copyright 2013/Jacqueline Dewar/[email protected] • Kenschaft, P. (1981, October). Black women in mathematics in the United States. The American Mathematical Monthly, 88(8), 592-604. • Perl, T. (1993). Women and numbers: Lives of mathematicians plus discovery activities (pp. 95-107). World Wide Publishing/Tetra. Etta Falconer • AWM Newsletter. (1995, March-April). 25(2), 3-4. • Kenschaft, P. (1981). Black women in mathematics in the United States. American Mathematical Monthly, 88(8), 592-604. • Notices of the AMS. (1995, May). Hay Award for contributions to mathematics education. 563-564. • Parker, U. W. (1998). Etta Falconer. In C. Morrow & T. Perl (Eds.), Notable women in mathematics: A biographical dictionary (pp. 43-47). Greenwood Press. Gloria Hewitt • Fasanelli, F. (1998). Gloria Conyers Hewitt. In C. Morrow & T. Perl (Eds.), Notable women in mathematics: A biographical dictionary (pp. 76-79). Greenwood Press. • Kenschaft, P. C. (1982, April). Black women in mathematics in the United States. Journal of African Civilizations, 68-70. • Lattimore, R. (2001, January). Gloria Hewitt: Mathematician. Mathematics Teacher, 94(1), 9-13. Joan Birman • Birman, J. (1991, September). In her own words. AMS Notices, 38(7), 702-706. • Case, B. A., & Leggett, A. (Eds.). (1996). Newsletter of the Association for Women in Mathematics, 26(3), 5-6. In Complexities: Women in mathematics (pp. 199-201). Princeton University Press. • Henrion, C. (1997). Women in mathematics: The addition of difference (pp. 121- 140). Indiana University Press. Copyright 2013/Jacqueline Dewar/[email protected] Jean Taylor • Albers, D. J. (1996, September). Still questioning authority: An interview with Jean Taylor. The College Mathematics Journal, 27(4), 250-266. • American Mathematical Society. (1993). What's happening in the mathematical sciences. 1, 31-34. • Kanigel, R. (1994, September). Bubble, bubble: Jean Taylor and the mathematics of minimal surfaces. Math Horizons, 5-11. • Peterson, I. (1988). The mathematical tourist (pp. 61-70). W. H. Freeman and Company. • Ruopp, F. N. (1998). Jean Taylor. In C. Morrow & T. Perl (Eds.), Notable women in mathematics: A biographical dictionary (pp. 252-257). Greenwood Press. • Taylor, J. (1991, September). In her own words. AMS Notices, 38(7), 702-706. Edna Lee Paisano • Perl, T. (1992). Women and numbers: Lives of mathematicians plus discovery activities (pp. 121-138). World Wide Publishing/Tetra. • Sterrett, A. (1996). 101 Careers in Mathematics (p. 136). Washington, D.C.: The Mathematical Association of America. Cleopatria Martinez • Kenschaft, P. (2005). Change is possible. American Mathematical Society, 121- 124. • SACNAS Biography Project. Dr. Cleopatria Martinez – Mathematician. Available at http://www.sacnas.org/biography/Biography.asp?mem=65&type=2 NEW ADDITIONS FOR FALL 2012 Sylvia Bozeman • Kenschaft, P. C. (1981, October). Black women in mathematics in the United States. American Mathematical Monthly, 592-604. Copyright 2013/Jacqueline Dewar/[email protected] • Biography originally printed in NAM's Newsletter, Summer Issue, 1997, now at MAA SUMMA site http://www.maa.org/summa/archive/s_bozema.htm • MAA FOCUS (2009, Apr/May). Sylvia Bozeman Receives AAAS Mentor Award, p. 3. Available at http://www.maa.org/pubs/pastissues.html • See also: http://membercentral.aaas.org/blogs/member-spotlight/mathematician- sylvia-bozeman-teaching-next-generation-love-numbers Genevieve M. Knight • Ross, Kenneth (2012). Genevieve M. Knight (interview) MAA Focus, August/September 2012, Mathematical Association of America • See also biographies at http://math.buffalo.edu/mad/PEEPS/knight_genevieve.html and http://maa.org/summa/archive/knightg.htm and http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/genevieve-knight-award-winning- educator Maria Klawe • See information in the Science section of the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/science/giving-women-the-access- code.html?pagewanted=all • As new leader (president) of Harvey Mudd College, see http://www.hmc.edu/headline/Klawe.html and http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Diamond+in+the+Mudd:+the+many+facets+of+M aria+Klawe,+Harvey+Mudd...-a0148056309 • Interview with her on PBS http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan- june12/womenscience_04-26.html • Follow up on her research topics as listed in her Wikipedia entry, especially the art gallery problem. *Special acknowledgement to the MAA-Tensor Women in Mathematics grant program for its partial support for the team teaching of this course and for providing some of the resources that led to the revision of this bibliography. Copyright 2013/Jacqueline Dewar/[email protected] .
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