This is a tale of two Elizabeths. Not the Queen Elizabeth I or II, worthy though they surely would have been of a Womens History post! No, these Elizabeths (Elizabeth Blackwell & Elizabeth Garrett) were pioneering Doctors, and they helped break barriers for Women in the Medical Proffession, in many respects they also made a large contribution to winning the argument of that time about Womens access to Higher Education..
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100 Years of International Womens Day
Today marks the 100th Anniversary of International Womens day and yes it is still very much needed. Oh, we’ve come a long way baby, and we have a long long way yet to go.
Undesired by Walter Astrada – a film.
In India, all women must confront the cultural pressure to bear a son. The consequences of this preference is a disregard for the lives of women and girls. From birth until death they face a constant threat of violence.
Karen Spärck Jones – Search Engine Pioneer on Ada Lovelace Day 2010
When we type a query into any search engine these days most of us probably take it for granted that the results we get will be somewhat related to our search term. Long before the internet existed, the the pioneering work of Karen Sparck Jones was laying foundations for giants like Google and Yahoo to provide their search engines today.
