On May 5, 1809 Mary Dixon Kies was granted the first American patent given to a woman.
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You can call Radia Perlman a pioneer in computer science, a visionary in networking, and an innovator in teaching children programming – but don’t call her the “Mother of the Internet.”
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In an effort to use her diverse skill set, Rachel Wilkins Patel founded HER Ideas In Motion to help inspire the next generation.
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Mary Jean Harrold was a prolific software engineering researcher that promoted diversity in computer science fields, acting as a teacher and mentor to many.
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The history of the ENIAC is filled with the contributions of the earliest women programmers, including Gloria Gordon Bolotsky.
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When the ENIAC was created, someone had to write the world’s first computer’s operating manual. Adele Goldstine was up to the task.
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Ruth Teitelbaum not only was one of the first computer programmers, but also one of the first programming teachers, passing on her knowledge to another generation.
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Frances Spence had already started a teaching career when she started to work for the Army as a “computer,” and then she made history as an ENIAC programmer.
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Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer was one of the women who helped invent computer programming through their work on the ENIAC.
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Betty Holberton studied journalism, but during WWII she became one of the first computer programmers, working on the ENIAC.
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