I like math. Always have.
Back when I was in graduate school, I wondered who was the first female mathematician of note. After some digging in the library stacks, I discovered Hypatia of Alexandria.
Born in Egypt around 355, she was trained by her father. She went on to be the pre-eminent mathematician of her time, writing commentaries on geometry, number theory, astronomy, and philosophy. Based upon letters that have been preserved from that time, we know she was also a popular teacher and lecturer.
“Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all. All formal dogmatic religions are fallacious and must never be accepted by self-respecting persons as final.”
Because she symbolized learning and science, she found herself on the wrong side of politicians, war-lords, and local clergy. She was murdered in March 415 by a gang of Christian zealots.
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