Emma Noether, a German mathematician known for her contributions to mathematics, was born in 1882 in Erlangen, Germany and made significant contributions to the field at a time when women were barred from academia and faced persecution in Nazi Germany. Despite earning a doctorate in mathematics at Erlangan University, she remained committed to her studies and remained unofficially supervising doctoral students without pay. Despite applying for a position at the University of Göttingen, the Prussian Ministry of Education refused to allow Noether to work on their faculty, despite her talent. Eventually granted her lecturer status in 1919 and published revolutionary discoveries in ring theory, which still influence modern math. Her work in the field of theoretical mathematics is still challenging mathematicians today. Her name is Noether's primary reason for her recognition.