Mary Margaret Speer | |
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| Born | Mary Margaret Taylor March 27, 1906 Midway, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 23, 1966 (aged 60) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
| Known for | Earning a PhD in math before World War II |
| Spouse | Eugene R. Speer (m. 1935) |
| Children | 3 |
Mary Margaret Speer, (March 27, 1906 in Midway, Pennsylvania – November 23, 1966 in Pittsburgh) was an American mathematician and university instructor and one of the few women to earn a PhD in math before World War II.[1]
- ^ Green, Judy, Jeanne LaDuke: Pioneering Women in American Mathematics: The Pre-1940 PhD’s. 2009, ISBN 978-0-8218-4376-5.