“The Origins of Lovelace” – http://sydneypadua.com/2dgoggles/lovelace-the-origin-2/

If you’re reading this, thank Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer.

As a feminist fore-mother, she’s an inspiration to many women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. So much so that there’s a whole site dedicated to telling these women’s stories – Finding Ada – especially on Ada Lovelace Day (aka today).

As a self-professed geeker girl, and someone who can’t go more than 2 minutes without checking Twitter, I also owe so much to Ada and every other women working in these fields. (Awesome woman like Tara Brown, my best friend of 25+ years, who teaches at Red River Community College and get rave reviews from her students. There’s a good chance Tara’s going to kill me for posting this, but what are BFFs for if not to brag incessantly about each other?)

So join me in raising a (virtual) glass to Tara, Ada and every other woman in the STEM fields, and may you have a Happy Ada Lovelace Day wherever you are!