Meet Hypatia
- Hypatia was born in Egypt around 350, and lived until about 415
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- Her father was a great mathematician. Even though it wasn't common for fathers to give their daughters an education, he knew Hypatia was smart, so he taught her math, science, and philosophy.
- Hypatia became a great mathematician, and was fascinated by stars.
- Some people say she invented tools to help people measure and study the sky.
- One of her jobs was taking care of an enormous library. This meant she would have been able to read important books on a lot of different subjects.
- She was also a great teacher, and helped a lot of young people to learn philosophy.
- It was unusual for a woman to have a job like this, but her students loved and respected her.
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