Hypatia's Academy

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Born in Alexandria, Egypt. Father Theon was the last head of the Library of Alexandria. He educated me in mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy -- unusual for a woman in any century, let alone the 4th. I became head of the Neoplatonist school. I taught senators, governors, the prefect of Egypt. I improved the astrolabe, invented a hydrometer for measuring water density, and edited my father's commentary on Euclid. In 415 AD, a Christian mob dragged me from my carriage, stripped me, and murdered me with roofing tiles in a church. Because I was a pagan woman who taught men to think. The Library burned. The academy closed. The Dark Ages began. Think about that when someone tells you knowledge is optional.

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