The Romance of Mathematics Being the Original Researches of a Lady Professor of Girtham College in Polemical Science, with some Account of the Social Properties of a Conic; Equations to Brain Waves; Social Forces; and the Laws of Political Motion.

"The Romance of Mathematics" by P. H. (Peter Hampson) Ditchfield is a book that presents the unique mathematical theories developed by a fictional Lady Professor to explore their connections to society, written in a polemical and scientific style. Discovered among old papers after her passing, the professor's work discusses the social aspects of shapes, applies mathematical concepts to understand politics, and examines how social interactions can be influenced by mathematical ideas. The book examines the possibilities and consequences of mathematical theories, implying that mathematical rules can be utilized to predict social behavior. Ditchfield introduces a world where math meets society, showing how women contribute to scholarship and social advancement.