The Daughters of Hypatia: Dancing the Stories of Women in Mathematics

Schaffer, Karl

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-66694-5_21

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“…While this article focuses on stories delivered through writing and interviews, other media have been used to effectively tell stories. For example, in [28] Schaffer describes the impact of the stories of women mathematicians taught through dance.…”

Section: Finding and Identifying Powerful Storiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other possibilities include: editing or writing Wikipedia articles [29]; creating a children's book about a mathematician (see, for example, the children's books written and illustrated by students in a class by Pitzer College professor Jemma Lorenat at http://www.jemmalorenat. com/teaching); creating a dance, music, or visual arts piece (see, for example, [28]); making a coffee table book of mathematicians (modelled after [7]); and reviewing a book or other piece about women mathematicians.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Telling Women's Stories: A Resource for College Mathematics Instructors

Mayes-Tang¹

2019

jhummath

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Stereotypes about mathematicians that conflict with "traditionally feminine" identities are widely held by people from middle-school-age onwards, and can influence their participation in mathematics and related fields. Simply being exposed to women in mathematics is not enough to change students' perceptions of mathematicians, and may even decrease girls' interest in mathematics. This paper proposes a storytelling strategy to help change students' perceptions of mathematicians. It includes several activities for intentionally incorporating women's stories into the post-secondary classroom and a list of resources for finding existing powerful stories. The diverse stories of women mathematicians, including details of their personal lives and the barriers to success they faced, can relieve potential discord between students' identities and those they see participating in mathematics.

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Section: Finding and Identifying Powerful Storiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Other Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%