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| Prof. Grace Alele-Williams |
- the first Nigerian woman to receive a doctorate degree (University of Chicago, 1963)
- the first female professor of mathematics education in Nigeria
- the first female Vice Chancellor of a Nigerian university
(University of Benin, 1985-1992).
me and Dr. Williams at the ball (Sept 30, 2011)
Women mathematicians at agnesscott.edu: A biography of Grace Alele-Williams
Punch Newspaper: Grace Alele-Williams hits 80
Wikipedia: Grace Alele-Williams
YNaija: Photos from the TW Phoenix Gala Celebrating Matriachs and Protegées
Bellanaija: About the Phoenix Gala by TW (Today's Woman) Magazine, with photos
AMU-CHMA: African Mathematical Union - Commission on the History of Mathematics in Africa
The Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice reinforce the importance of analyzing information and modeling it with mathematics; in particular, standard four—Model with Mathematics—calls it out specifically. help me with maths
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