Re: Ada Lovelace Day

Well, I'm going to see if I can do an Avon Fund-raising Campaign for
the National Cervical Cancer Coalition.  In the interests of full
disclosure, I am an Independent Avon Representative.  And well I
wonder if anyone else thinks that a fundraiser of some sort, to
support those looking for a cure for the cause of her death would be a
good way to honour her memory this year.

Looking at all all I've found on her, makes me totally re-imagine the
stereotypical female programmer from the socially inept geek we all
see on TV, to a feminine social leader that can be respected by her
peers as an "Enchantress"/woman and as Programmer (OK in her day it
was, more like Mathematician and lady versus woman).  In fact it makes
it more believable to me that until the 1950s, most programmers were
women, because it was seen as 'light' work, versus the 'hard' work of
computer engineering.  Makes you wonder what she would have
accomplished had she not died at the age of 36.

It might not be along the lines of what you were thinking as a
response, but I think one of the best ways we can honour and celebrate
those who have led the way and passed on is to do something to better
the community.  Like for Grace Hopper, I would think a supporting the
USO or to an organization working on making computers more user
friendly (like say, any of the OSS community groups?) would be
appropriate.

Sara

On 01/09/2011, Lydia Pintscher <[email protected]> wrote:
> Heya ladies :)
>
> Oct. 7th is Ada Lovelace Day and I was wondering if anyone has any
> cool ideas. Last year we did a video with photos of some of us and
> some nice music. What's it gonna be this year? Let's brainstorm a bit.
>
>
> Cheers
> Lydia
>
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