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Radio 4,2 mins

The female pioneers of modern computing

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The I.T. Girls' Martha Lane Fox speaks to female pioneers of the modern computing industry and learns about their experiences on the forefront of societal and technological change. Ann Moffatt recalls working on new technologies such as the electronics and black box flight recorder for Concorde, while her then-employer Dame Stephanie Shirley remembers how adopting a male name in her business correspondence was needed to get her company off the ground.

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