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Achsah Ely

lived from 1846 to 1904

Achsah Mount Ely studied at Vassar College, beginning in 1865, the year teaching began there. She taught at several other institutions before becoming Head of Mathematics at Vassar College. In 1891, she became one of the first two women to join the New York Mathematical Society.

Find out more at: https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Ely/