“A passionate advocate for the education of women and the poor, Agnesi believed that the natural sciences and math should play an important role in an educational curriculum. As a person of deep religious faith, however, she also believed that scientific and mathematical studies must be viewed in the larger context of God’s plan for creation.”
http://theconversation.com/maria-agnesi-the-greatest-female-mathematician-youve-never-heard-of-94378
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