The women who made the internet

From Afternoons, 3:07 pm on 19 March 2018
Broad Band book cover

From the very beginning of the computer age, women have been right there as pioneers helping to shape the internet. But their contributions have often been ignored or under valued.

Claire Evans tells the stories of women who became coders, engineers and dot com entrepreneurs  at pivotal  moments in Internet history.  Her book is called Broad Band;The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet

Claire Evans is also the lead singer of the pop duo, Yacht. 

Claire Evans

Claire Evans Photo: Stuart Sevastos - Yacht @ Wellington Square (1/3/2009), CC BY 2.0

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