> She was one of the original hackers. I don't think that she was a woman was ever relevant to her, and by the force of her personality, and her efforts, she made it irrelevant to everyone else. For instance, I keep forgetting it. Not that she was female, but that it was unusual that she was female. EG: she wasn't a "Pioneer of Female Programmers", she was instead simply a "Computer Pioneer".
Thank you! I recently stumbled on the Grace Hopper conference[1]. Initially I didn't know what it was about and thought maybe it was about compilers or whatever. I was a bit disappointed to learn that it was a conference for women. I mean, of all the awesome things she has done we're celebrating the simple fact that she's a woman.
Thank you! I recently stumbled on the Grace Hopper conference[1]. Initially I didn't know what it was about and thought maybe it was about compilers or whatever. I was a bit disappointed to learn that it was a conference for women. I mean, of all the awesome things she has done we're celebrating the simple fact that she's a woman.
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper_Celebration_of_Wom...