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Women’s History Month

Acknowledging and honoring the contributions of women inventors and engineers
From Punch Cards to Python
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From Punch Cards to Python

Grace Hopper’s A-0 compiler paved the way for modern programming languages

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Trailblazing Tech Leader Helps Shape U.S. AI Strategy

She is the first woman to direct the country’s tech policy agency

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A Non-Engineer’s Journey to IEEE Leadership

Accountant Sharlene Brown founded the Jamaica Section’s WIE group

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Gladys West: The Hidden Figure Behind GPS

Her groundbreaking work changed global navigation

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Edith Clarke: Architect of Modern Power Distribution

The first U.S. woman EE designed the Hoover Dam’s turbine system

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Princeton Engineering Dean Hailed as IEEE Top Educator
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Princeton Engineering Dean Hailed as IEEE Top Educator

Wireless communications pioneer Andrea Goldsmith is also a DEI advocate

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From Cleaning Offices to Designing EV Charging Stations

Greta Bekerytė’s journey to becoming a leader in the industry

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This Engineer’s Job Is to Keep Arkansas Nuclear One Safe

She ensures the power plant remains current on standards and regulations

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Linda Doyle Blasts Through Ireland’s Academic Glass Ceiling

Trinity College’s first female provost is preparing for generative AI

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This USC Professor Is Developing an Artificial Brain

Alice Parker is working on how to mimic disorders such as schizophrenia

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This Rwandan Engineer Is Learning How to Manage Humanitarian Projects

A Regis University program is teaching her how

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

A Purdue professor’s system helps make crops resilient against pests

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This Video-Game Engineer Answered the Call of Duty

How this UI developer helps find the “fun factor” that makes games so compelling

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From EE to VC: Eileen Tanghal's Journey

At Black Opal Ventures, she’s working to diversify venture capital

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This Nobel Laureate Paved the Way for High-Intensity Lasers

Donna Strickland’s chirped-pulse amplification technique is used in Lasik and medical imaging

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This Socialite Hated Washing Dishes So Much That She Invented the Automated Dishwasher

Josephine Cochran’s machine was the first to use water pressure to clean dishes

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The Women Behind ENIAC

A new book tells the story of how they broke a computer-science glass ceiling

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Learn Who We Have to Thank for the Term Work-Life Balance

This award-winning industrial engineer’s family was portrayed in the Cheaper by the Dozen movie

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