Girls…
You Belong
in Mathematics!
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.
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
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!)
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!)
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
Women in Math Original TShirt
Women in Math Original TShirt
Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson
NASA mathematician and subject of Hidden Figures
Maryam Mirzakhani
Maryam Mirzakhani
2014 Fields medalist
Emmy Noether
Emmy Noether
founding figure in abstract algebra
Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace
often called “the world’s first computer programmer”
Sofia Kovalevskaya
Sofia Kovalevskaya
influential researcher in analysis first female PhD in mathematics
Sophie Germain
Sophie Germain
did foundational work on Fermat’s Last Theorem
Hypatia
Hypatia
mathematician of antiquity first recorded female mathematician in history
Women in Math – Women who were ‘first’ Shirt Design #MathGals
Women in Math (&Me!) TShirt
Women in Math (&Me!) TShirt
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
helped pioneer GPS technology
Mary Ross
Mary Ross
first recorded Native American female engineer
Jeanette Scissum
Jeanette Scissum
first African-American mathematician to join NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
Melanie Wood
Melanie Wood
first American woman to make the International Mathematical Olympiad team
Euphemia Haynes
Euphemia Haynes
first African-American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics
Mary Jackson
Mary Jackson
NASA’s first Black female engineer, subject of Hidden Figures
Sofia Kovalevskaya
Sofia Kovalevskaya
influential researcher in analysis first female PhD in mathematics
Hypatia
Hypatia
mathematician of antiquity first recorded female mathematician in history
Women making a difference in mathematics today – Shirt Design #MathGals
Women in Math (& You!) TShirt
Women in Math (& You!) TShirt
Tahani Amer
Tahani Amer
NASA employee and advocate for Muslim women in science
Megan Franke
Megan Franke
UCLA professor and member of the National Academy of Education
Marilyn Burns
Marilyn Burns
educator and author of About Teaching Mathematics and The I Hate Mathematics! Book
Jo Boaler
Jo Boaler
Stanford professor and creator of YouCubed
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
winner of the 2019 Abel Prize for “her pioneering achievements”
Eugenia Cheng
Eugenia Cheng
category theorist and author of How to Bake Pi, Beyond Infinity, and The Art of Logic
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!