Maria Gaetana Agnesi and the Proto-Feminist Movement
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
Major
Chemistry
Minor
History
List all Project Mentors & Advisor(s)
Kathy Callahan, PhD
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
Maria Gaetana Agnesi was a mathematician and scholar from Milan in the 1700's. She was one of the first women to be given a position of department chair and professor at a University. Her life and the lives of several of her contemporaries provide insight into the nuances of the classification of proto-femenists and the nature of the movement as a whole. Ultimately explaining the importance of considering different historical variables when classifying historical figures as proponents of certain movements.
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Honors College Senior Thesis Presentations
Maria Gaetana Agnesi and the Proto-Feminist Movement
Maria Gaetana Agnesi was a mathematician and scholar from Milan in the 1700's. She was one of the first women to be given a position of department chair and professor at a University. Her life and the lives of several of her contemporaries provide insight into the nuances of the classification of proto-femenists and the nature of the movement as a whole. Ultimately explaining the importance of considering different historical variables when classifying historical figures as proponents of certain movements.