> Anyway, it says: "If history's great mathematicians were alive today,
> they would be members of MAA." Then the literature goes on to mention
> the "great luminaries" of history. 29 are listed, one of which is a
> woman, Julia Robinson. Now, mind you, I would not negate anyone's
> research or esteem in the mathematics community. However, shouldn't
> MAA have thought that Emmy Noether was a "great luminary?" What about
> Sophie Germain, Maria Agnesi, Ada Lovelace, or even Hypatia?
I don't believe that it's the same missing ...
If a book of history of math don't have any woman's entry it's a big gap.
But if, in a 29 mathematicians list, there is 1 woman it's only a choice:
I think that each of us would add some names in the list ... and subtract
others also.
Sorry for my poor English.
Eric Detrez