Doris Robinson aged 19 in 1920
Today is Ada Lovelace Day, an international day of blogging to celebrate the achievements of women in technology and science. Ada Lovelace wrote the world’s first computer programmes for the Analytical Engine, a general-purpose machine that Charles Babbage had invented.
To paraphrase from the Ada Lovelace Day website, women in science and technology tend to be less well known than their male counterparts despite their valuable contributions. The aim of Ada Lovelace Day is to focus on building female role models not just for girls and young women but also for those of us who would like to feel that we are not alone in our endeavours. Psychologist Penelope Lockwood discovered that women need to see female role models more than men need to see male ones, so the idea of creating these role models is not just some airy-fairy idea, but based on a real need.
In support of Ada Lovelace Day I have signed the pledge and am blogging about Doris Ophir Robinson, a woman who inspired me to pursue a career rather than (or as well as) to be a wife and mother (though I am now both). You can read my blog post over on the Birds on the Blog Website:
Doris Ophir Robinson (1901- 1973)
Find out more at Finding Ada
