[vcf-midatlantic] Females in computing list: VCF East 2022

[Jeffrey Brace]

On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 10:59 AM Brian L. Stuart via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> Good point, Bill, and it brings to mind Kathy Kleiman who
>  has done a great deal of research on the group of women
> who became the first programmers of the ENIAC.  She
> conducted interviews with them while they were still living
> and she has produced a short-form documentary film
> about them.  While I wouldn't want to speak for her, I'm
> pretty sure she'd be happy to give a talk and a screening
> of the film.
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Wow! Great suggestion Brian! I didn't know about her, but she would be a
great candidate for a speaker at our show. I will contact her.


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> On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 01:02:28 PM UTC, Bill Degnan via
> vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
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> *Living* pioneers of computing.who would  draw a reasonable crowd as a
> keynote speaker?  Not so easy.  Picking a high level manager at a software
> company who happens to be a woman is not going to be on the same level as
> past keynote speakers and it kind of looks like you're more trying to fill
> the slot with someone who checks the box "woman" before you realized the
> obvious problem.of your category choice.
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> Consider finding an expert on the history of women in computing, regardless
> of their demographic characteristics, who can give a good informative talk
> on the subject of "women in computing".  A good speaker who knows the
> subject.  This way you can *cover them all* with >respect<.  Find an author
> of a good book on the subject.  Find a historian.
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> Having this discussuon like this on an open forum?  Wouldnt you want to
> keep this kind of debate within management until you finalized your plans?
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> Bill
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> On Wed, Jan 12, 2022, 5:34 AM Mark Whittington via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
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> > >  Grace Hopper, Gina Smith.
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