15 | Math Class

We’re taking you to math class, as best as we can, to talk about math education for women, and some of our favorite female mathematicians and math experts.

From women in the 1800s who fought to go to college or invented computer programming, to women still alive with mathematical achievements that helped defeat Nazis and move us all forward.

This episode includes discussion of 4 awesome women, featuring a guest spot from our friends in the STEM Fatale podcast:

• Ada Lovelace, who understood the concept for the first computer (the analytical engine)
• Katherine Johnson, who completed flight path calculations for John Glenn using paper and pencil (and chalk and chalkboards) 
• Elizebeth Friedman, who helped create the field of code breaking and used her skills during both World Wars
• Grace Hopper, who served in the Navy, worked on the Mark I computer, and invented programming compilers

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Written by Misty Wilson-Mehrtens and Allegra Davis Hanna