"In the Pythagorean system, thinking about numbers, or……" — Margaret Wertheim

"In the Pythagorean system, thinking about numbers, or doing mathematics, was an inherently masculine task. Mathematics was associated with the gods, and with transcendence from the material world; women, by their nature, were supposedly rooted in this latter, baser realm."

Margaret Wertheim

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