While she wasn’t initially interested in economics, Janet Yellen has become a renowned expert in the field and also the first woman to become chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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This native of the United States capitol had a life devoted to service in the fields of education and social reform.
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Today we’re celebrating the birthday of a woman that Einstein called a “creative mathematical genius,” Emmy Noether.
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Dr. Sylvia Wiegand has expanded a successful career in mathematics to also help promote other women working in math and academia.
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Dr. Claire Voisin is one of the world’s leading researchers in complex algebraic geometry.
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The history of the ENIAC is filled with the contributions of the earliest women programmers, including Gloria Gordon Bolotsky.
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When the ENIAC was created, someone had to write the world’s first computer’s operating manual. Adele Goldstine was up to the task.
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Ruth Teitelbaum not only was one of the first computer programmers, but also one of the first programming teachers, passing on her knowledge to another generation.
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Frances Spence had already started a teaching career when she started to work for the Army as a “computer,” and then she made history as an ENIAC programmer.
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Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer was one of the women who helped invent computer programming through their work on the ENIAC.
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