Hypatia
The very first female mathematician
Hypatia
Alexandria, Egypt
Hypatia's Knowledge
Hypatia's Accomplishments and Contributions
Hypatia had extensive knowledge about math and astronomy. She used that knowledge in a teaching career at the Neoplatonic School. (Unknown area) Hypatia didn't like to be labeled as a woman. Hypatia wrote the treatise about the movement of the planets called Astronomical Canon and contributed it into the overall study of Mathematics.
Bibliography
<http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/hypatia.htm>
"Hypatia". Wikipedia. 12, November 2013 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia>
Proffitt, Pamela ed. Notable Women Scientists. Detroit: Gale Group, 1999
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