A short history of Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799 CE), a female mathematician, including a short history of her upbringing and her contributing books. Be sure to follow the link to a map of where she was born.

An image of Maria Gaetana Agnesi.

Use this site to learn about the women behind the math. Lawrence Riddle, professor of mathematics at Agnes Scott College, created this site as a tribute to women who have made accomplishments in the world of mathematics.

This University of St. Andrews presents this list of female mathematicians with a description of their contributions to the field.

Read the biographies of dozens of women mathematicians who were important in the 1700's, 1800's, and 1900's.

In this section different interactive activities are presented which can be used as supplementary material to traditional classroom and allow for interactive study of mathematics.