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Sylvia Bozeman Quotes

born 1947 United States

Sylvia D. Trimble Bozeman (née Sylvia Trimble, 1947) is an African American mathematician and Mathematics educator.

United States
Academics
Educators
Mathematicians
Scientists

Random Sylvia Bozeman quote

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Male faculty tend to be less sensitive to the ways in which women treat their studies.

Women in mathematics: Professor Sylvia Bozeman (2010)

Women make a B on an exam and they are crushed, they think it's terrible. Men make a B and they think it's great.

Women in mathematics: Professor Sylvia Bozeman (2010)

My mother only finished the 12th grade but she was always excited about math.

Women in mathematics: Professor Sylvia Bozeman (2010)

That was the one course that didn't come easily, let's put it that way.

Women in mathematics: Professor Sylvia Bozeman (2010)

I don't know how much I helped but he gave me credit on the paper. That was a boost to my ego and really got me going in math.

Women in mathematics: Professor Sylvia Bozeman (2010)

My math teacher, Mr. Frank Holly, would not let me stop doing math.

Women in mathematics: Professor Sylvia Bozeman (2010)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Sylvia Bozeman (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.