The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Mary Somerville [from The Atlantic Monthly for May]

Mitchell, Maria. "Mary Somerville [from The Atlantic Monthly for May]." New-York Saturday Press, April 21, 1860, 1.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
commentary
Abstract

Mitchell describes the life of Mary Somerville, a brilliant mathematician who forged boundaries and faced setbacks in her field because she was a woman.