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International Women's Day 2020

Posted on: 9 March 2020 by Andrea Bainbridge in Blog posts

Yesterday we celebrated International Women's Day 2020, and we took some time to think about two great female figures from both Electrical Engineering and Computer Science history.

Edith Clarke:

We can think of Edith Clarke, the first woman to earn an electrical engineering degree. She was also the first female professor of electrical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.

Image of Edith Clarke

Ada Lovelace:

We also remember Ada lovelace, who has been called "the first computer programmer" for writing an algorithm for a computing machine in the mid-1800s.

Image of Ava Lovelace  

However, we are proud as a School to constantly strive towards recognising and celebrating good employment practice for women.