{"id":16185,"date":"2019-03-08T12:15:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T20:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=16185"},"modified":"2023-10-26T23:40:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T06:40:43","slug":"celebrate-women-in-stem-for-international-womens-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/celebrate-women-in-stem-for-international-womens-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Women in STEM for International Women&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a09a0992d0b8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #206be5;color:#206be5\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #206be5;color:#206be5\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a09a0992d0b8\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/celebrate-women-in-stem-for-international-womens-day-2\/#Celebrate_Women_in_STEM_for_International_Womens_Day\" >Celebrate Women in STEM for International Women\u2019s Day<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/celebrate-women-in-stem-for-international-womens-day-2\/#Kimberly_Bryant\" >Kimberly Bryant<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/celebrate-women-in-stem-for-international-womens-day-2\/#Evelyn_Berezin\" >Evelyn Berezin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/celebrate-women-in-stem-for-international-womens-day-2\/#Jean_Sammet\" >Jean Sammet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/celebrate-women-in-stem-for-international-womens-day-2\/#Margaret_Hamilton\" >Margaret Hamilton<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/celebrate-women-in-stem-for-international-womens-day-2\/#Hedy_Lamarr\" >Hedy Lamarr<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/celebrate-women-in-stem-for-international-womens-day-2\/#Ada_Lovelace\" >Ada Lovelace<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Celebrate_Women_in_STEM_for_International_Womens_Day\"><\/span><strong>Celebrate Women in STEM for International Women\u2019s Day<\/strong><br><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>March 8 is International Women\u2019s Day&#8211;a day to celebrate the women in our lives and society who are making a difference! Women have helped land humankind on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/margaret-hamilton-lead-software-engineer-for-nasas-apollo-11-mission\/\">moon<\/a>, develop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/jean-sammet-programming-language-pioneer\/\">programming languages<\/a>, found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/evelyn-berezin-inspiring-1960s-startup-founder\/\">startups<\/a>, lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/kimberly-bryant-agent-for-change-bringing-diversity-to-the-tech-industry\/\">fight for diversity<\/a> in tech fields, and so much more! This International Women\u2019s Day, learn more about the powerful, inspiring women&#8211;past and present&#8211;who are shaping the way we use technology and making a big impact in STEM!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kimberly_Bryant\"><\/span><strong>Kimberly Bryant<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/kimberly-bryant-agent-for-change-bringing-diversity-to-the-tech-industry\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"165\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308115243\/Bryant1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308115243\/Bryant1.jpg 165w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308115243\/Bryant1-150x139.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/kimberly-bryant-agent-for-change-bringing-diversity-to-the-tech-industry\/\">Read more about Kimberly Bryant<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>R<\/strong>Kimberly Bryant is an electrical engineer and founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackgirlscode.com\/\">Black Girls Code<\/a>, an organization that serves thousands of girls from underrepresented communities. As a woman and African American, she faced difficult odds while completing her degree at Vanderbilt university in the 1980s. But despite the challenges she faced as an engineering student and during her career, Bryant has triumphed to become not only a leader in the biotechnology industry but also an inspiring company founder and mentor. Through it all, she\u2019s remained determined to accomplish her goals and make a difference. Talking about her experience studying electrical engineering at Vanderbilt, she said: \u201cI definitely experienced bias throughout my college career. I was just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/series\/breaking-glass\/artsy-editors-kimberly-bryant-11-09-18\">determined<\/a> that I would make it through there, no matter what.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Evelyn_Berezin\"><\/span><strong>Evelyn Berezin<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/evelyn-berezin-inspiring-1960s-startup-founder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308115422\/Berezin1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308115422\/Berezin1.jpg 323w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308115422\/Berezin1-150x71.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308115422\/Berezin1-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/evelyn-berezin-inspiring-1960s-startup-founder\/\"><strong>Read more about Evelyn Berezin<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Evelyn Berezin was an American computer designer who started her own tech company in an era when female corporate leaders\u2013especially in the tech industry\u2013were relatively unheard of. Her company designed and distributed the \u201cData Secretary,\u201d one of the first word processing systems, and made their own computer processors (a new technology in those days). Before starting her own company, she faced gender discrimination that prevented her from climbing the corporate ladder. Despite this barrier, Berezin used her computing knowledge and determination to be successful in the tech world as an inventor and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.computerhistory.org\/resources\/access\/text\/2015\/04\/102746876-05-01-acc.pdf\">company founder<\/a>: \u201cI finally did come to the conclusion that the only way out\u2013 or really the only way UP, was to start a company.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jean_Sammet\"><\/span><strong>Jean Sammet<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/jean-sammet-programming-language-pioneer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"146\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308115655\/Sammet1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308115655\/Sammet1.jpg 146w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308115655\/Sammet1-145x150.jpg 145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/jean-sammet-programming-language-pioneer\/\">Read more about Jean Sammet<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Jean E. Sammet, who entered the 1950s world of computers from a mathematics background, led the development of FORMAC (FORmula MAnipulation Compiler), the first commonly used programming language for manipulating non-numeric algebraic expressions. With another well-known woman in STEM, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/computer-programmers-in-history-who-inspire-girls-in-tech\/\">Grace Hopper<\/a>, as the technical consultant for the project, Sammet also helped develop COBOL (Common Business-Oriented Language), one of the first programming languages designed for business use. Jean Sammet was the first female president of the Association for Computing Machinery and her book <em>Programming Languages: History and Fundamentals <\/em>&nbsp;is considered a classic. Her career in computing began with an interest in math, as she <a href=\"https:\/\/cacm.acm.org\/news\/217652-in-memoriam-jean-e-sammet-1928-2017\/fulltext\">explains<\/a>: \u201cWhen I started the first grade, I immediately decided I liked that number stuff.\u201d <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Margaret_Hamilton\"><\/span><strong>Margaret Hamilton<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/margaret-hamilton-lead-software-engineer-for-nasas-apollo-11-mission\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"144\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308115833\/Hamilton1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308115833\/Hamilton1.jpg 144w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308115833\/Hamilton1-135x150.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/margaret-hamilton-lead-software-engineer-for-nasas-apollo-11-mission\/\"><strong>Read more about Margaret Hamilton<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was no choice but to be pioneers.\u201d That\u2019s what Margaret Hamilton<a href=\"https:\/\/authors.library.caltech.edu\/5456\/1\/hrst.mit.edu\/hrs\/apollo\/public\/conference1\/hamilton-intro.htm\"> has to say<\/a> about her experience engineering software for NASA at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in the 1960s. Back then, software engineering was a relatively obscure profession and<a href=\"http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/64941\/meet-woman-behind-apollo-project\"> regarded by many<\/a> \u201cas an art and as magic, not a science.\u201d Margaret Hamilton is<a href=\"http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/64941\/meet-woman-behind-apollo-project\"> credited with coining the term<\/a> \u201csoftware engineering\u201d\u2013the implementation of programming methodologies used to make a project happen\u2013during her work at MIT and, along with her team, wrote the code for Apollo 11\u2019s on-board flight software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hedy_Lamarr\"><\/span><strong>Hedy Lamarr<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/hedy-lamarr-brains-before-beauty\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308115942\/Lamarr1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308115942\/Lamarr1.jpg 215w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308115942\/Lamarr1-150x109.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/hedy-lamarr-brains-before-beauty\/\">Read more about Hedy Lamarr<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Deemed \u201cthe most beautiful woman in the world\u201d by MGM \u2013 but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/shivaunefield\/2018\/02\/28\/hedy-lamarr-the-incredible-mind-behind-secure-wi-fi-gps-bluetooth\/#18034fb241b7\">quoted<\/a> saying that \u201cthe brains of people are more interesting than the looks\u201d \u2013 Hedy made incredible contributions to both military technology and the tech that is ubiquitous in our lives today. We can thank Hedy for our ability to surf the web, chat on the phone in the car, find our way to the store, and more! With her \u201cSecret Communications System,\u201d now a $30 billion technology known as frequency-hopping, she laid the foundation for Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ada_Lovelace\"><\/span><strong>Ada Lovelace<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/computer-programmers-in-history-who-inspire-girls-in-tech\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"161\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308120049\/Lovelace1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308120049\/Lovelace1.jpg 161w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190308120049\/Lovelace1-150x143.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ada Lovelace was born in 1815, the daughter of famous poet Lord Byron. From an early age, Lovelace showed a gift for mathematics that developed into a passion as she grew older, thanks to extensive math and science tutoring encouraged by her mother. At the age of 17, she met her mentor, Charles Babbage, who is now known as the father of the computer. While Lovelace was translating Babbage\u2019s paper on a new machine that could perform and analyze math calculations (the Analytical Engine, one of the first computers), Lovelace supplemented the paper with pages of notes sketching out computer programs for the machine. A century later, Babbage\u2019s and Lovelace\u2019s work would be fundamental in building the first computer.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But celebrating International Women\u2019s Day doesn\u2019t stop with honoring the women in the headlines. We need to work together to prepare the next generation to bring innovative technologies and perspectives to the world! Getting girls involved in STEM at an early age is vital to ensuring they stay interested in these fields throughout their lives. Empower the girls in your life by helping them learn to code!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\n\n<a class=\"sf-button large accent standard \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/parents\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"text\">Upgrade to a Tynker Plan<\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">           <strong>  Our girl Featured Makers are rocking it with creative projects!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/zara-expresses-her-artistic-side-with-code\/\">Zara Expresses Her Artistic Side with Code!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/rosalie-role-plays-with-coding-blocks\/\">Rosalie Plays with Coding Blocks!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/nila-stands-out-with-her-code\/\">Nila Stands Out with Her Code!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate Women in STEM for International Women\u2019s Day March 8 is International Women\u2019s Day&#8211;a day to celebrate the women in our lives and society who are making a difference! 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