Notable Women in Math Playing Cards — DRAFT PAGE
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\(e^{i \pi} + 1 = 0\)The Playing cards project is to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the AWM. The cards are a way to bring to the forefront many of the untold achievements of women in mathematics through the ages. The deck will be released at the 2021 Joint Mathematics Meetings (Washington DC) with pre-orders through Kickstarter. Major updates about the project will be posted on this website.
One side of each card will have information about a notable woman mathematician. The other sides will be used to play a 64-card mathematical game developed by AWM member Lauren Rose. The deck will come in a custom tuck box with an insert containing rules and background information. Sample cards will be posted here when available to show the design.
A comprehensive initial list of 1300 women has been compiled from the websites Biographies of Women Mathematicians, Lathisms, MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, Mathematically Gifted and Black, Black Women in Mathematics, the Women in Math Project and Wikipedia. Additional sources consulted include the following books: Power in Numbers by Talithia Williams, Women Who Count by Shelly M. Jones, Pioneering Women in American Mathematics: The Pre-1940 PhD’s by Judy Green and Jeanne LaDuke, and Women of Mathematics A Bio-Bibliographic Sourcebook by Louise S. Grinstein and Paul J. Campbell.
Do you know of a notable woman mathematician who is not on any of the listed websites/books? Then nominate her using the form.
The featured women will be selected with the help of a rubric and many volunteer referees. The rubric is organized around contributions (as applicable) to the following five categories: (1) research mathematics, (2) mathematics education, (3) mathematics in business, industry, and government, (4) establishing, cultivating and sustaining mathematical communities, and (5) increasing the participation of women and underrepresented groups. The cards will be a balanced representation across these 5 pillars that highlights the breadth and diversity of our community.
Questions or comments? Email the playing cards project management committee at playingcards@awm-math.org.
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The Women of the AWM Playing Cards
Maryam Mirzkahani
Maryam Mirzakhani
12 May 1977 – 14 July 2017
Maryam Mirzakhani
12 May 1977 – 14 July 2017
Maryam Mirzakhani
12 May 1977 – 14 July 2017
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Maryam Mirzakhani (12 May 1977 – 14 July 2017)
Mirzakhani was born in Tehran, Iran on May 12, 1977. Originally, she was more interested in literature than mathematics. Nearing the end of the Iran-Iraq War, Mirzakhani tested into the gifted and talented middle/high school, the Tehran Farzanegan School for girls. It was in her second year there that, with the encouragement of a teacher, she began to excel at mathematics. In her junior and senior year, she competed in the International Mathematical Olympiad earning a gold medal both times and obtained a perfect score her senior year.
Mirzakhani graduated from Sharif University in Tehran in 1999 with a degree in mathematics. After which she attended Harvard University where she studied under Curtis T. McMullen, and earned a PhD in 2004. She then spent time at the Clay Mathematics Institute as a research fellow. Eventually joining the faculty at Stanford University in 2009. In 2014, Mirzakhani was awarded the Fields Medal, one of the most prestigious awards given in mathematics. She was both the first woman and Iranian to do so. She was elected to both the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Mirzakhani died in July 2017 from breast cancer. After her death Iranian newspapers published photographs of her with her hair uncovered, which is considered a taboo in Iran. This was in contrast to after she won the Fields Medal, when the press went to great lengths to avoid doing this. In her honor, her birthday, May 12th, is known as a day for celebrating women in mathematics.
Maryam Mirzakhani: 1977-2017, Tributes. November 2018 Notices of the AMS 1223
Tehran Times, Mirzakhani’s contributions both significant and enduring: Stanford President, July 17, 2017.
Cook, G. The lives they lived: Maryam Mirzakhani, NY times. December 28, 2017.
Roberts, S. Maryam Mirzakhani’s Pioneering Mathematical Legacy, The New Yorker, July 17, 2017.