Historically, the creation and development of the computer industry was dominated by men. There were nevertheless a few women pioneers in this field, for example:

Edith Clarke (1883-1959)

Clarke filed a patent for a "graphical calculator" and contributed to simplifying and reducing the time spent in laborious calculations in solving problems in the design and operation of electrical power systems.

Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992)

Hopper was called "Amazing Grace" because of her outstanding achievement in the computer field. One of her contributions is the invention of COBOL, the first user-friendly business software program, which is still in use.

Source: "Past Notable Women of Computing" (http://www.cs.yale.edu/HTML/YALE/CS/HyPlans/tap/past-women.html#Grace)

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Contents:

Women, the Information Revolution and the Beijing Conference Introduction How fast are computer networks growing? How are women using the information superhighway? What did the Fourth World Conference on Women say about Electronic Networking?

Conclusions WomenWatch Notes Key Terms to Know Did you Know? Selected Bookmarks on Women's Issues Notable Events

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