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Philippa Garrett Fawcett (4 April 1868 – 10 June 1948) was an English mathematician and educator. She was the first woman to obtain the top score in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos exams.
Philippa Fawcett was an ardent worker pursuing her ends along no devious routes and she may be truly regarded as one of the founders of the widespread educational system which continues to afford sure hope of common international effort in South Africa.
Oct 28, 2011 · Philippa Fawcett. When she placed first in the Cambridge mathematical tripos in 1890, she forced a reassessment of nineteenth-century belief in the inferiority of the "weaker sex." Feedloader ...
May 29, 2021 · Philippa Garrett Fawcett (1868–1948), the daughter of suffragist leader Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett, was a mathematician, physicist, educator, and civil servant known for her accomplishment on the Mathematics Tripos at the University of Cambridge.
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Feb 25, 2023 · Learn about Philippa Fawcett, the first woman to top the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos exams and the first woman to rank above Senior Wrangler. Discover how she broke barriers in mathematics and education, and inspired generations of women to pursue their dreams.
Jun 10, 2013 · Philippa Garrett Fawcett April 4, 1868 - June 10, 1948 Became, in 1890, the first woman to score the highest mark of all the candidates for the Mathematical Tripos at Cambridge University.
May 10, 2021 · On 7 June, 1890, a Cambridge examiner added a bizarre twist to the annual ritual of reading out the examination results from the balcony of the Senate House: Philippa Fawcett, of Newnham College, he said, had been ranked ‘above the Senior Wrangler’ in the Mathematics Tripos.
