Today is Sonia Kovalevskaya Day in the department of mathematics at Oregon State University in Corvallis.
Some synchronistic background from the end of Women's History Month two years ago—
Two posts from March 31, 2009— Natasha's Dance in this journal and, from a different, but well-written, journal…
Female mad scientists and creative nihilism
(thoughts on Sofia Kovalevskaya).
Background music— A pleasantly elementary version of Maurice Jarre's "Lara's Theme" from Doctor Zhivago .