The Secret History of Women in Coding
Computer programming once had much better gender balance than it does today. What went wrong?
Read the article at The New York Times.
Category Archives: History
#WordsMatter
From Huffington Post, in honor of Women’s History Month….
18 Quotes From Women Who Have Made History
Imagine a world without these women.
By Alanna VagianosFor the month of March, HuffPost Women is honoring one historic woman each day on our Facebook page as part of our Women’s History Month campaign #WeMakeHerstory. Illustrator Kimothy Joy partnered with HuffPost to create one beautiful quote card a day to celebrate these groundbreaking women.
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There’s an interesting post on the Road Scholar website called “11 Places to Learn about Women’s History.”
#WomenWhoDared
If you don’t know it, you should. The “A Mighty Girl” website is filled with information meant “for smart, confident, and courageous girls.” (It’s pretty interesting for those of us who are a bit older, too!)
Women in STEM
Lilli Hornig, 96, Dies; A-Bomb Researcher Lobbied for Women in Science
An alumna of Los Alamos, she became a chemistry professor and urged universities to recruit more women as students, professors and administrators.
Source: Lilli Hornig, 96, Dies; A-Bomb Researcher Lobbied for Women in Science
#RockfordScores
Baseball For All
October 30 at 2:41pm · JUST ANNOUNCED: the 2018 Baseball For All Nationals will be held in historic Rockford, IL from August 2 to 5. Stay tuned for more details and information about our first-ever regional tournaments. Get ready for an exciting year full of opportunities for girls in baseball. Now—who’s in?
Source: Facebook
#BelieveWomen!
Every industry identifying its creeps
From Hollywood, to Capitol Hill, to Nashville and even Antarctica.
Source: Every industry identifying its creeps
There has been an outpouring of sexual misconduct allegations in recent weeks, spanning from politics to the music industry and the restaurant business. Every industry is scrambling to identify the men behaving badly and do something about it.
Why it matters: It’s a clear picture of just how widespread this problem is. From the TED talk empire, to Harvey Weinstein in Hollywood, and the U.K. defense secretary, there is no one industry or field that isn’t affected by sexual harassment.
#RightToVote
The Night of Terror: 100 Years Today, Women Were Beaten and Tortured For the Right to Vote
Remembering the forgotten history of the Women’s Suffrage Movement’s “Night of Terror”
Source: The Night of Terror: 100 Years Today, Women Were Beaten and Tortured For the Right to Vote