"Too many teachers of mathematics distribute their time in exactly the reverse order. Very little time is spent on establishing the truth, but there is great effort to fix it by repetition or use over and over"
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Euphemia Lofton Haynes
Euphemia Lofton Haynes (September 11, 1890 – July 25, 1980) was an American mathematician and educator. She was the first African American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics, which she earned from the Catholic University of America in 1943.
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