ALT Professional portrait of Embry-Riddle Assistant Professor of Mathematics Dr. Angelynn Alvarez wearing a dark gray blazer, blue top, and necklace against a deep blue background.
ALT Photograph of University of Texas at Arlington Professor Tatheer Ajani wearing a tan-colored hijab and light-colored outfit standing outdoors on a sunny day with trees and campus buildings in the background.
ALT Portrait illustration of Sophie Germain from the AWM EvenQuads card deck with text detailing her self-taught mathematics achievements and contributions to Fermat's Last Theorem. Text reads: "Germain was from Paris and self-studied mathematics as a teenager, to the point that she could read the works of Newton and Euler. While not allowed to attend mathematics lectures at the Ecole Polytechnique, Germain was able to advance her studies by obtaining course notes. Using a male pseudonym she corresponded with both Lagrange and Gauss, who later learned of her true identity and then promoted her work. Germain made significant contributions to efforts to prove Fermat's Last Theorem, and also to elasticity. She was the first woman to win a prize from the Paris Academy of Sciences. The French Academy of Sciences awards an annual Sophie Germain Prize.
ALT Illustration of Maryam Mirzakhani from the AWM EvenQuads card deck with text detailing her achievements as the first woman and Iranian to win the Fields Medal in mathematics. Text reads: "Mirzakhani was from Iran and did her graduate studies in the US. She was a full professor at Stanford University until her untimely death from breast cancer, having previously been at Princeton University. Mirzakhani was awarded the Fields Medal (2014) for her work on hyperbolic and symplectic geometry. This made her both the first woman and the first Iranian to win this prestigious award. She was made a member of the National Academy of Sciences (2016), and that body now awards the Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics in her honor. Mirzakhani’s birthday, May 12th, is known as a day for celebrating women in mathematics.
ALT Logo of a stylized flower with text promoting May 12 as Women in Mathematics Day, highlighting the 8th edition in 2026 and global events, all on a purple gradient background.
ALT Square collage of photos outlined in blue, starting at the top left corner and going clockwise: - "AWM at the 2027 Joint Mathematics Meetings" with the JMM logo - Photo of AWM supporter holding a sign that reads "All are Welcome in Mathematics" - Photo of 3 panelists sitting at a table at an AWM panel at JMM 2025 - Photo of young woman at an exhibit booth browsing colorful mathematical art objects
ALT Photograph of mathematician Louise Hay wearing a brown collared jacket and a red turtleneck sweater sitting outdoors in front of dense green foliage, with a concrete ledge behind her.
ALT Headshot of mathematician Joan Birman, smiling and wearing a pink and white striped turtleneck with a beige jacket in an outdoor setting with blue sky and trees in the background.
