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May 30

Top 3 female mathematicians that are currently living?

I know there is no "right answer" but I am just looking to spend some leisure reading, and wanted someone to give me their list of top 3, so I may enjoy some casual reading. Again, I know there's no official ranking, so I'm primarily looking to find the top 3 women in terms of whatever criteria other people may have, but my criteria might be something like "prestige within the mathematician community" but I know that's probably unhelpful. So I guess what I'm asking is for anyone's arbitrary choice of top 3 female mathematicians who are currently alive. Thanks, 71.3.195.32 (talk) 19:38, 30 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Karen Uhlenbeck just received the Abel Prize so she is pretty far up there, though she is not that active in research these days (she is in her 70's). There is a good profile of her here. You could also browse around Category:Women mathematicians or List of women in mathematics. If there are areas of mathematics that particularly interest you, you might find it more enjoyable to look at the works of mathematicians working in those areas, than for prestige per se. 67.164.113.165 (talk) 02:47, 31 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]