Discussing Women of Computer History

A discussion with Kate McGregor of Mountain View’s Computer
History Museum about women we should all know from computer
history.


Kate McGregor: Kate is a STE(A)M advocate, museum educator,
content developer and curriculum designer striving to help
students, families and educators to explore concepts of
problem-solving and innovation through the lenses of computer
science and computer history, with activities that encourage
critical thinking, collaboration, communication and creativity.
At the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, Kate
manages Family & Community guided and self-guided
programming, events and activities for diverse intergenerational
audiences. She leads the Museum’s efforts to expand program
offerings through onsite and offsite family and community
programming, in order to create meaningful points of engagement
for visitors of all ages, backgrounds and knowledge bases. Kate
developed and leads the Museum’s flagship Design_Code_Build
program which engages middle school youth from all parts of the
community.


From their website:


The Computer History Museum is a nonprofit organization with a
four-decade history as the world’s leading institution exploring
the history of computing and its ongoing impact on society. The
Museum is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of
computer history and is home to the largest international
collection of computing artifacts in the world, encompassing
computer hardware, software, documentation, ephemera,
photographs, oral histories, and moving images.


Links from this episode:


Computer History Museum: https://www.computerhistory.org/


COBAL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL


Reshma Saujani: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reshma_Saujani


WoGrammer: https://wogrammer.org/





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