Dorothy McCoy

Dorothy McCoy
Born(1903-08-09)August 9, 1903
DiedNovember 21, 2001(2001-11-21) (aged 98)
Alma materBaylor University
University of Iowa
Occupations
  • Mathematician
  • professor
RelativesNeal Henry McCoy (brother)

Dorothy McCoy (August 9, 1903 – November 21, 2001) was an American mathematician and university professor. She was the first woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Iowa, and she worked for many years as a professor of mathematics at Belhaven College and Wayland Baptist College.