Dorothy McCoy | |
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Born | Waukomis, Oklahoma, U.S. | August 9, 1903
Died | November 21, 2001 | (aged 98)
Alma mater | Baylor University University of Iowa |
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Relatives | Neal 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.