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Many know Ada Lovelace, but too few know about women like Mary Allen Wilkes, who wrote most of the software for the first "personal" computer—the LINC.
Here are stories of modern and historical women in tech and digital rights that inspire us. How many did you already know? #InternationalWomensDay
First, five women at EFF who inspire us:
- Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist
- Jane, underground abortion counseling service
- Ebele Okobi, ethical tech & innovation advocate
- Ada Lovelace, first computer programmer
- Cindy Cohn, EFF executive director
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/admiring-our-heroes-international-womens-day-five-women-tech-eff-admires-0
Three women who we've celebrated with EFF Awards recently:
- Carolina Botero, digital rights leader in Latin America
- Chelsea Manning, whistleblower, transparency and transgender rights advocate
- Annie Game, former director of IFEX, a global hub for the protection of free speech and journalism
And this blog from 2012 looks back and acknowledges the important contributions from twelve more EFF Award winners. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/celebrating-pioneer-award-winning-women-ada-lovelace-day
EFF defends privacy and free expression because technology should serve all people, not just the powerful.
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