Mathematician with the Soul of a Poet: Poems and Plays of Sofia Kovalevskaya

by Sandra DeLozier Coleman

Book Overview

In 1868, a young Russian woman asked an emerging scientist, who supported the goal of expanding educational opportunities for women, to marry any one of the three women in his office for the sole purpose of helping them obtain passports. With his help, they planned to travel to where they could write or pursue higher education. The marriage was to be in name only, so it did not matter which of them he chose.

He chose eighteen-year-old...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09M5LB1SX
• ISBN13: 9798985029802
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Bohannon Hall Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"