[CS-FSLUG] Survey of Women on the List

[Eduardo Sanchez]

On Wednesday 29 December 2004 05:56, K Montgomery wrote:
> 
> And I wish some women would stop striving to inject females into 
> male-dominated occupations for the sake of "equality."  Technical 
> fields are always going to be mostly male: Deal.  As long as a woman 
> can find acceptance in a field without compromising her womanhood, 
> isn't that enough?
> 

Well, I just thought of two examples:

Ada Augusta Lovelace, perhaps the first computer programmer in the 
world; and Rear Adm. Grace Hopper, USN, developer of the first 
compiler, the COBOL language, and all-around computer pioneer.

They did not just gained acceptance, they were the pioneers. Funny how a 
male-dominated field had their ways paved by these ladies.

Blessings,


Eduardo

-- 
Prof. Eduardo Sanchez
Asuncion, Paraguay, South America
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