Famous Female Mathematicians Who Have Changed the World

What Malala did: Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female educational rights, and the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize, at just age 17! She started participating in activism when she was only 11 years of age and began writing blogs for the BBC detailing what life was like under Taliban rule and her beliefs on the important role education plays for girls across the world and especially in Pakistan.

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8. Malala Yousafzai

In her home province of Swat Valley, girls were banned from attending school by the Taliban. After appearing in the New York Times documentary, she gained global recognition as a speaker on the education of girls, and has brought about huge change in this area ever since.

She took A-Level Mathematics and is currently studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Oxford University. She has won many awards and has been named one of Time Magazine's “100 Most Influential People in the World”!

Malala's impact: Due to the nature of Malala's work, an attempt was made on her life when she was on her way to school one morning. It was unsuccessful, and she refused to let this stop her fighting for her cause, continuing to give speeches and interviews for women's educational rights. Her story drove the United Nations to launch a campaign for the education of all children worldwide, which ultimately led to Pakistan's first Right to Education Bill.

Malala's brave and determined actions illustrate that females do have the power to change the world regardless of contemporary societal beliefs and that education can be a force for that change! She also shows us that education is a privilege, so, if we want to go on and study maths, we should!

"Education is neither eastern nor western. Education is education and it's the right of every human being."

9. Mayim Bialik