ALD: 16 October 2012!
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Ada Lovelace Day is about sharing stories of women — whether engineers, scientists, technologists or mathematicians — who have inspired you to become who you are today. Come 16 October, simply write a blog post, record a podcast, film a video, draw a comic, or pick any other way to talk about the women who have been guiding lights in your life. Give your heroine the credit she deserves!
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Sexism in programming will end once I summon zombie Ada Lovelace, Admiral Grace Hopper, and their army of zombie early women comp. operators
G+: Ada Lovelace badge, WIN! https://t.co/rHAzJvQW
In the battle of wits between man (seldom woman, despite such role-models as Lady Ada Lovelace, Admi
Ada Lovelace, la señora de la informática http://t.co/XqR0WVZ8 vía @masqueciencia
Si la hija de Lord Byron no hubiese muerto a los 36, la era de la informática se habría adelantado 100 años http://t.co/CHK0qk4H
Hm. What's the best shirt to wear on Geek Pride Day? Will have to dig into my dresser. Star Wars? Ada Lovelace? GeekMom?
@naughty_geodude @verylemonade yup! true story: if I ever have a daughter I'm naming her Ada Grace (for Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper)
@verylemonade @willrad computing / technology? based entirely on cool ada lovelace namecheck