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Ada Lovelace Day 2012

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Posthumous painting of Anning by B. J. Donne from 1847, based on the 1842 portrait, showing her pointing at an ammonite.

Last night, I attended Ada Lovelave Day Live. An inspirational and entertaining evening celebrating women in technology. One of the ways that people can get involved in Ada Lovelace day is be blogging about women in tech - I blogged in 2009 and 2010 but - to my shame - I didn't in 2011. So, here is a double post in penance :-) Mary Anning (21 May 1799 – 9 March 1847) First up, Mary Anning. I …