Girls…

You Belong

in Mathematics!

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Women in Mathematics

Who are #MathGals?

In the summer of 2018, Chrissy & Cora Newell started reading about inspirational women in mathematics in the book Power in Numbers by Dr. Talithia Williams. They decided that everyone should know these women’s names, and #MathGals was born!

They design shirts that honor past & present #MathGals, inspire future #MathGals and start conversations to include and inspire girls to love math.

girl wearing pink MathGals Sweatshirt
Chrissy and Cora

Women in Mathematics

Wear Their Names!

Women have been doing math since the beginning of recorded history, so why haven’t we heard their stories?

We wear the names of women from near and far history who have made important contributions to math.

What better way to spread the word than to wear their names?

Purchase #MathGals Shirts

Our awesome shirts honor past & present #MathGals

Women in Math

MathGals Green

The original #MathGals Shirt! The first version has women Cora chose, whose stories were particularly interesting or inspiring to her. With diversity in mind, we wanted more than just the names of white women to be brought into the spotlight.

Women in Math (& Me!)

MathGals Yellow Tshirt

The second version features women who were “first” at something – Euphemia Haynes was the first black woman to earn a PhD in mathematics, Mary Ross was the first American Indian engineer, Mary Jackson was NASA’s first black female engineer.

Women in Math (& You!)

MathGals Black Shirt

The third version has women who are currently making a difference in mathematics, including Katie Bouman, Eugenia Cheng, Talithia Williams, Vi Hart, Jo Boaler, Marilyn Burns and others. There are many styles and colors to choose from!

Women in Math – Original Shirt Design #MathGals

MathGals Original Design Shirt in Teal

Women in Math Original TShirt

Women in Math Original TShirt

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katherine johnson

Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson

NASA mathematician and subject of Hidden Figures

Maryam Mirzakhani

Maryam Mirzakhani

Maryam Mirzakhani

2014 Fields medalist

Emmy Noether

Emmy Noether

Emmy Noether

founding figure in abstract algebra

ada lovelace

Ada Lovelace

Ada Lovelace

often called “the world’s first computer programmer”

Sofia Kowalewskaja

Sofia Kovalevskaya

Sofia Kovalevskaya

influential researcher in analysis first female PhD in mathematics

sophie germain

Sophie Germain

Sophie Germain

did foundational work on Fermat’s Last Theorem

Hypatia

Hypatia

Hypatia

mathematician of antiquity first recorded female mathematician in history

Women in Math – Women who were ‘first’ Shirt Design #MathGals

Enriqueta Gonzalez Bay y de la Vega

Enriqueta Gonzalez Bay y de la Vega

first woman to earn a degree in mathematics in Mexico

Gladys West

Gladys West

Gladys West

helped pioneer GPS technology

Mary G Ross

Mary Ross

Mary Ross

first recorded Native American female engineer

jeanette scissum

Jeanette Scissum

Jeanette Scissum

first African-American mathematician to join NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center

Melanie Wood

Melanie Wood

Melanie Wood

first American woman to make the International Mathematical Olympiad team

euphemia

Euphemia Haynes

Euphemia Haynes

first African-American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics

Mary Jackson

Mary Jackson

Mary Jackson

NASA’s first Black female engineer, subject of Hidden Figures

Sofia Kowalewskaja

Sofia Kovalevskaya

Sofia Kovalevskaya

influential researcher in analysis first female PhD in mathematics

Hypatia

Hypatia

Hypatia

mathematician of antiquity first recorded female mathematician in history

Women making a difference in mathematics today – Shirt Design #MathGals

WOMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN MATHEMATICS TODAY – SHIRT DESIGN

Women in Math (& You!) TShirt

Women in Math (& You!) TShirt

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Tahani Amer

Tahani Amer

Tahani Amer

NASA employee and advocate for Muslim women in science

Megan Franke

Megan Franke

Megan Franke

UCLA professor and member of the National Academy of Education

Marilyn Burns

Marilyn Burns

Marilyn Burns

educator and author of About Teaching Mathematics and The I Hate Mathematics! Book

Jo Boaler

Jo Boaler

Jo Boaler

Stanford professor and creator of YouCubed

Vi Hart

Vi Hart

Vi Hart

mathemusician and YouTube star

Talithia Williams

Talithia Williams

Harvey Mudd professor and author of Power in Numbers

Karen Uhlenbeck

Karen Uhlenbeck

Karen Uhlenbeck

winner of the 2019 Abel Prize for “her pioneering achievements”

Eugenia Cheng

Eugenia Cheng

Eugenia Cheng

category theorist and author of How to Bake PiBeyond Infinity, and The Art of Logic

Katie Bouman

Katie Bouman

Katie Bouman

Caltech professor studying computational imaging

#MathGals Blog

Chrissy and Cora’s project to bring their math experiences to life, sharing their #MathGals journey – from designing the TShirts to fun math activities for everyone to do!

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