Introducing EvenQuads!
The EvenQuads project was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM). It includes both an online treasure trove of information about amazing women mathematicians and physical decks of cards, posters, and stickers. For the decks, one side of each card features logos inspired from four mathematical organizations and the other side features a short biography and hand-drawn portrait of an inspirational woman mathematician.
Decks 1 and 2 together honor 128 mathematicians whose stories deserve their place in history. Both sides of the deck can be used to play at least 10 mathematical games. Deck 1 also features Canada’s own Anita Layton, who was honored for her contributions to research mathematics and to establishing, cultivating, and sustaining mathematical communities.
Decks are available for purchase at the AWM e-store, as are sticker sets and full-size posters showing all 64 women on a deck. International shipping is available at the e-store.
This project would not have been possible without the help of hundreds of volunteers, details of which can be found on the site. There are far more than 128 women who merit featuring on cards, so there are two more decks planned to complete a full set of cards to play the original EvenQuads game. The EvenQuads project welcomes more nominations of women for consideration! (Use the form provided on the website.)
https://awm-math.org/publications/playing-cards/ (QR code below).
