<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><div>Hi Madeleine,</div><div><br></div><div>You might be interested in my syllabus on Women in Computing History available here: </div><div><a href="http://www.mariehicks.net/syllabi.html">http://www.mariehicks.net/syllabi.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>A recent hidden figure in computing who my unearthed is Joan Ball, see more about her in the first article listed here:</div><div><a href="http://www.mariehicks.net/writing.html">http://www.mariehicks.net/writing.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Marie</div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 13pt;">______________________</span><br><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Marie Hicks, Ph.D.<br>Asst. Professor, History of Technology<br>Illinois Institute of Technology<br>Chicago, IL USA<br><a href="mailto:mhicks1@iit.edu" target="_blank">mhicks1@iit.edu</a> | <a href="http://www.mariehicks.net/" target="_blank">mariehicks.net</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/histoftech" target="_blank">@histoftech</a><br><i>Programmed Inequality: How Britain Discarded Women Technologists and Lost Its Edge in Computing</i><br><a href="http://www.programmedinequality.com/" target="_blank">www.programmedinequality.com</a><br></span><div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div><div><br>On Feb 7, 2017, at 10:13 AM, Madeleine Clare Elish <<a href="mailto:madeleine@datasociety.net">madeleine@datasociety.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Dear SIGCIS community,<br><br></div>Who are the
"Hidden Figures" in the history of computing, and especially "artificial intelligence" research?
There must be so many more (and more diverse?) than Ada Lovelace, Grace
Hopper and the women behind ENIAC. Do you have favorite histories about
individuals or communities?<br></div><br>I'm working on a research
project for a documentary film and would be very grateful for
suggestions about books, articles, people, or other resources. I'm a
novice here, so thank you for your patience with my inquiry. Suggestions
on or off list most welcome! <br><br>Have you come across an unsung hero(ine) that you'd be willing to direct us toward? <br><br>Thank you for your time, and looking forward to your thoughts,<br><br>Madeleine<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span>M C Elish<br></span><br><span><span>Researcher<span style="line-height:16px"><br></span></span></span></div><span><a href="http://www.datasociety.net/initiatives/intelligence-and-autonomy/" target="_blank">Intelligence & Autonomy Initiative</a><br></span><div><span><div><div><span style="line-height:16px"><a href="http://www.datasociety.net/" target="_blank">Data & Society Institute</a><br></span></div><div>36 West 20th Street, 11th Floor<br>
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