"Le matin des mathématiciens" ou la nuit des mathématiciennes

Authors

  • Roberta Mura Université Laval
  • Hélène Dumais Université Laval

Abstract

We have analyzed a popular book on the history of mathematics in order to describe: (a) the references to women; and (b) the representation of personal and cultural aspects of the mathematical activity. We show how the authors completely ignore the issue of women's contribution to mathematics, and how some of the motivations that they attribute to mathematicians areat odds either with women's social roles or with feminine cultural images. This is particularly disturbing in a publication destined for a wide circulation.

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Published

1989-10-10

Issue

Volume 15, Number 1 (1989)

Section

Original Research

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