Brigitte Stenhouse

Departmental Lecturer in the History of Mathematics

Mathematical Institute

brigitte.stenhouse@maths.ox.ac.uk

I specialise in history of mathematics with particular interests in translations of mathematics, the effects of gender on access to knowledge and the circulation of analysis in 19th-century Britain. I am a Departmental Lecturer in the History of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute, and an Associate Lecturer in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at The Open University.

Personal webpage

The mathematical work of Mary Somerville
Gender and domesticity in the making of mathematical careers
Circulation of mathematical knowledge

My doctoral research explored how Mary Somerville – as an upper-class woman – accessed mathematical knowledge and communities, and what it meant for her to be described as a mathematician. I am currently working on a joint project with David Dunning, looking at collaborative couples in mathematics in order to understand the roles of gender and domesticity in the making of mathematical careers.

Period Modern

Region British Isles & Ireland Europe

Specialism Gender History History of Science History of Science, Medicine & Technology