30 Notable Women in Mathematics

In my twenty years of studying and teaching mathematics, most of my experiences have been positive and encouraging. I can think of only one time, in that twenty years, in which I was questioned and talked down to, simply because I am a woman. This was not always the case. So many women who have come before me have had to fight to be taken seriously. They’ve helped to pave the way for women, like me, to pursue our passion in mathematics. There truly have been so many remarkable women who have made their imprint on the mathematical world that narrowing my work down to just thirty was incredibly difficult. The thirty women chosen here have led remarkable lives and have made lasting impressions not only in mathematics, but also in the people they have encountered.