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nActually,nvarious different colleges and high schools hold this event onndifferent dates in early March. On this day, mathematicians encouragenteenage girls to consider studying and working in the field ofnmathematics by holding talks, competitions, and fun activities.
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nSonianKovalevsky, who grew up in Russia and moved to Germany and Sweden asnan adult, became in 1874 the first European woman to earn a doctoratenin mathematics. She earned the degree summa cum laude, whichnmeans with highest honors, even though she was not allowed to takenclasses, attend lectures, or even sit for examinations. What she didndo was to study privately with various teachers and to write andnpresent three scholarly papers in which she offered new contributionsnto mathematics.
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nWhennshe first earned her degree, Kovalevsky wasn’t allowed to be anlecturer at any university, because she was a woman, even though shenoffered to provide lectures for free! Finally, starting in 1883, nKovalevsky was able to secure university positions, such asn“Professor Without a Chair.” She became one of the first womenneditors of a scholarly journal, and she finally earned a ProfessorialnChair at Stockholm University, the first Northern European woman tondo so. Even though she died way too young—at age 41—Kovalevskynmanaged to squeeze having a child and writing two non-academic booksnin between all her mathematical and women’s-rights accomplishments.
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nEvolution of Games Day – Baseball and Monopoly Edition
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nScientist Stanley Miller’s birthday
