A história das mulheres na Matemática: um diálogo com os desafios enfrentados e suas contribuições

Abstract

The present study starts from the problematic of the feminine exclusion in the world of mathematics. 'Why among the sciences is mathematics one that absorbs the feminine figure and involves it in oblivion?' As these questions become very broad, we seek in this paper to answer the following question: why did women have so little participation in the study of science and mathematics? Is there a contribution of women in the construction of this knowledge? Aiming to describe the main contributions of some women present in the History of Mathematics, the paper describes the contribution of women and the challenges in different epochs through the bibliographical research with study of authors, scientific articles, books of Mathematical History, theses and dissertations. Throughout the research, knowledge relations are constructed with written works, with text, with descriptions, with elements that remake the role of women in different historical times in science and mathematics based on authors such as Fonseca (2006), Santos (2010) , Melo (2006); Oliveira, (2006), Cabral (2005) among others through qualitative research. It concludes with the present work that women have played important roles in the study and production of mathematical knowledge despite the difficulties faced throughout history women continue to seek equality in the field of knowledge.