Rachel Blodgett Adams

Rachel Blodgett Adams (October 13, 1894–January 22, 1982) was a pioneering American mathematician and one of the first women to earn a doctorate in mathematics at Radcliffe College in 1921.

Rachel Blodgett Adams
Born
Rachel Blodgett

October 13, 1894
DiedJanuary 22, 1982 (aged 87)
Burial placeSwan Point Cemetery, Providence
NationalityAmerican
Alma materRadcliffe College
Occupation(s)Mathematician, professor
SpouseClarence Raymond Adams (1898-1965)
Parents
  • William Edward Blodgett (b. 1864) (father)
  • Mabel Edith Owen (b. 1874) (mother)
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