Remembering “Der Noether”: The Gendered Image and Memory of Women in Mathematics
Rak, Gwendolyn
German mathematician Emmy Noether (1882-1935) is known today for her
contributions to abstract algebra and a 1918 theorem foundational to many theories of physics.
She is also remembered as one of the most notable women mathematicians of the early 20th
century and a significant figure in the history of women in science. Due to her position as an
early female mathematician, her memory has been continually gendered in the decades since her
death, reflecting the ways in which the image of the mathematician has frequently been
constructed as heroic and masculine.
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