[Edu-sig] Women and Computing

[Stephen R. Figgins]

Speaking of stories about women and computing....  Those wishing to
have some stories to tell to girls in their classes should check out
the PBS Special Minerva's Machine, or the ACM's online complimentary
website at:

  http://www.acm.org/minerva

Or the University of Alberta's overview at: 

  http://www.ualberta.ca/~nfriesen/582/into.htm

Or, moving beyond the computer, here is information on 4000 years of
Women in Science:

  http://crux.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/

And then there is the Ada Project:

  http://www.cs.yale.edu/~tap/tap.html

And of course, the ever popular girlgeeks.com

  http://www.girlkeeks.com


Well, just so you know that there are stories to be found, stories to
be told.  There are famous women mathemeticians, scientists,
programmers, engineers.  Well, they would be famous, if we told their
stories more.

Stephen