Head: Dr Luise Berthe-Corti, Prof. Dr Irene Pieper-Seier

Exemplary studies were used to show the contribution made by women to the development of mathematics and the natural sciences. The focus was on women who have made significant contributions to the development of their subject without their achievements having been adequately presented in the literature on the history of science. Their biographies were compiled, together with an analysis of their working conditions, their research approach and the reception and appreciation of these achievements. These women include, for example, the biologist Elisabeth Schiemann (1881-1972) (Dr Luise Berthe-Corti).
The mathematician Ruth Moufang (1905-1977) initiated an important new stage in geometric research, but her career as a woman was severely hampered by the policies of the Nazi regime. One focus of the analyses was to work out her research approach. Hel Braun (1914-1986) made important contributions to algebra. Using her career as an example, the project examines in particular the conditions that helped and hindered her in mathematics in the second half of the 20th century (Prof. Dr Irene Pieper-Seier).