Maria Gaetana Agnesi: A Brief Discussion Of Her Contribution To The Study Of Mathematics
In the Middle Ages, higher education for women was frowned upon by many European countries and women were basically deprived of even the basic fundamentals reading, and writing arithmetic was out of the question. The only acceptable forum for educating women was nunneries, or convents. However, in Italy, where the Renaissance originated, women of knowledge were admired by men and were encouraged to expand their minds. This unusual attitude enabled Italian women to participate in the expansion and exploration of the arts, sciences, medicine, literature and mathematics (Unlu, 1995). One such lucky girl child was Maria Gaetana Agnesi, born of educated, wealthy parents in what is now modern day Milan, on May 16, 1718. The following will provide a basic biography of Maria Gaetana Agnesi and her contribution to the world in mathematics which included authoring several books; she wrote the first mathematics book by a woman that still survives today and she was the first woman......
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