Davis, A. E. L. (Author)
British Society for the History of Mathematics Bulletin
Volume: 32
Issue: 3
Pages: 254-256
John Fauvel (1947–2001) was a past President of the BSHM, with a flair for pinpointing unusual topics, and in the 1990s he provided the motivation for this research into mathematical women. It soon became clear that the research partitioned itself into two supplementary strands, which had to be dealt with separately, and the purpose of this short paper is to ensure that people are aware of the existence of both strands, and the linkage between them. Strand A was concerned with identifying the individual women who contributed to the development of mathematics, while Strand B involved a knowledge of their works, which provide the evidence. Fauvel's contribution was significant because, when I was a tutor on the Open University History of Mathematics course, and remarked on the very few women mentioned in it, he encouraged me to apply for a fellowship grant for a research project to improve the situation myself—which eventually generated the resources presented here.
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