Maria Gaetana Agnesi
Italian mathematician and philanthropist (1718–1799)
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18th-century Italian mathematician who wrote the first math handbook by a woman and landed the first professorship in mathematics for her gender. Then pivoted to theology and charity work, because apparently mastering calculus wasn't enough.
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Maria Gaetana Agnesi was an Italian mathematician, philosopher, theologian, and humanitarian. She was the first woman to write a mathematics handbook, the first woman appointed as a mathematics professor at a university and the second woman appointed as a professor overall.
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