Ada Lovelace

Wikipedia Needs Women

Sarah Stierch | Posted 03.19.2012

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Sarah Stierch

As I write this, I watch our team of staff and volunteers slowly black out Wikipedia, and I realize what women would have to lose if this blackout became permanent.

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Famous, Interesting And Dead

John Mitchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Mitchinson

Many are world famous, others almost completely forgotten: the only criteria for inclusion were that they be both dead -- and interesting.

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Ada Lovelace Day

Jennifer Chayes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jennifer Chayes

As one of the first prominent women in mathematics, Ada Lovelace holds a special place in my heart. Like her, I am lucky enough to have discovered an affinity and talent for mathematics at a young age.

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On Women In Tech -- Celebrating Ada Lovelace Day

Maya Baratz | Posted 07.07.2011

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Maya Baratz

I don't know what exactly will motivate more girls to study the sciences, and I don't know what will close the representation gap so those who have already dedicated their livelihoods to being skilled engineers, product managers and tech entrepreneurs are properly credited for their work.

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Celebrating Transparency Heroes on Ada Lovelace Day

Ellen Miller | Posted 07.06.2011

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Ellen Miller

What better celebration of Ada Lovelace Day -- celebrating the achievements of women in technology -- could we have than to honor the women who are key to the government transparency movement to which technology is so key?

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March 24, Ada Lovelace Day, Celebrates Women's Tech And Science Achievements

Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Finding Ada is calling on people to participate in the second annual Ada Lovelace Day. Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), the daughter of Romantic poet Lord...

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The Enchantress of Numbers

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Maia Szalavitz

Though this is outside my usual obsessions, I agreed to blog for Ada Lovelace Day today, celebrating women in technology.

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Join Me on Ada Lovelace Day

Suw Charman-Anderson | Posted 11.17.2011

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Suw Charman-Anderson

Why do women feel less secure in their abilities than most men? Recent research may shed some light: women need to see female role models more than men need to see male ones.

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