Six young women were recruited in 1944 to program the forerunner of modern computers, ENIAC: Betty Snyder Holberton, Jean Jennings Barik, Kay McNulty Mauchly Antonelli, Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer, Ruth Lichterman Teitelbaum and Frances Bilas Spence. The “ENIAC girls” became the first female programmers in history. Their contributions were largely overlooked, forgotten or ignored until 2013 when a report by Kathy Kleiman, The Computers[1], brings to light the contribution these female pioneers have made to computing.
The "ENIAC Girls" - First female devsThe "ENIAC Girls" - First female devs
Six young women were recruited in 1944 to program the forerunner of modern computers, ENIAC: Betty Snyder Holberton, Jean Jennings Barik, Kay McNulty Mauchly Antonelli, Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer, Ruth Lichterman Teitelbaum and Frances Bilas Spence. The “ENIAC girls” became the first female programmers in history. Their contributions were largely overlooked, forgotten or ignored until 2013 when a report by Kathy Kleiman, The Computers[1], brings to light the contribution these female pioneers have made to computing.
The Computers: The Remarkable Story of the ENIAC Programmers, 2011 - https://www.senscritique.com/film/The_Computers_The_Remarkable_Story_of_the_ENIAC_Programmers/42806190 ↩