Cecilia Wangechi Mwathi

Cecilia Wangechi Mwathi ( May 15 ,1963 – August 17 , 2011) was a Kenyan mathematician and union activist. She was the first woman in Kenya to become a mathematics professor,[1] and was known both for her activism for higher education and for inspiring Kenyan girls to study science, technology, and mathematics. Quotes Being in a mixed science school is the ultimate test of your survival. When my first results came, Eighty per cent of the girls had between A and B-. Soon the girls were writing to tell me that though they admired my work, they felt I was destined for bigger things. External links Category:1963 births Category:2011 deaths Category:Mathematicians from Kenya Category:Labor activists Category:Women activists from Kenya