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©1998, Joan Saberhagen

A COLLECTION OF LETTERS BY SV KOVALEVSKAIA: Mathematician, Author, Political

Tentative Outline:

I. Introduction

An essay on the life and works of SV Kovalevskaia. Her significance to the world of mathematics, literature, and women's studies.

II. A Chronological Table of Major Events in the life of SVK

III. Annotated Letters of SV Kovalevskaia from March 1867 to her death in Jan 1891. The approximate length of the letters is 45,000 words.

A narrative will relate events in SVK's personal and professional life setting the scene for each letter.

THE LETTERS -- see Summary

IV. Annotated Bibliography. Works consulted for this collection. Works about SVK.

V. A listing of the mathematical and literary works of SVK. Where these works can be located.

VI. Index