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This is a 5 page paper. This paper discusses the life of Anna Johnson --- her persistence, her intelligence and hard work, that all paid off.
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sounds as though it might easily be accomplished. However, it is the turn of the century, 1899 in fact, and you are a 16 year old girl named Anna
Johnson. The outlook for the accomplishment of goals, and the exploration of dreams suddenly becomes much more limited -largely because of your gender (Meyers, 1997). You are somewhat luckier
than most, for your parents believe in education for girls, and have in fact sent you to private schools for most of your education. They also believe the
advice of your teachers concerning your talents - your skills - with numbers. They tell your parents that you should actually study mathematics, and go about making the arrangements
for you to do that. Remember that at the turn of the century, Victoria ruled England, and in the United States civilization actually ceased on the western shores of
the Mississippi River. There were proscribed roles for women, and generally speaking they did not include upper academic study, let alone that mystical, magical, male area of mathematics. When
one does check on the advancement or progress of early women scholars one finds that although some, but not all, had influential teachers and friends, their intrinsically search for knowledge
originated within themselves. In present-day language, some would have been considered "nerds," because they did not necessarily excel in other areas (Meyers, 1997).
At the University of South Dakota, the professor of mathematics, Alexander Pell recognized her talents and urged Anna Johnson that she should follow a career in mathematics. Under
Pells guidance, she received an Bachelor of Arts degree in 1903. At the University of Iowa, Johnson studied with Eliakim Moore, a
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