Many know Ada Lovelace, but too few know about women like Mary Allen Wilkes, who wrote most of the software for the first "personal" computer—the LINC.
Here are stories of modern and historical women in tech and digital rights that inspire us. How many did you already know? #InternationalWomensDay
Electronic Frontier Foundation
in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •First, five women at EFF who inspire us:
- Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist
- Jane, underground abortion counseling service
- Ebele Okobi, ethical tech & innovation advocate
- Ada Lovelace, first computer programmer
- Cindy Cohn, EFF executive director
eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/admi…
Admiring Our Heroes for International Women’s Day: Five Women In Tech That EFF Admires
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in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •Three women who we've celebrated with EFF Awards recently:
- Carolina Botero, digital rights leader in Latin America
- Chelsea Manning, whistleblower, transparency and transgender rights advocate
- Annie Game, former director of IFEX, a global hub for the protection of free speech and journalism
eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/admi…
Admiring Our Heroes for International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women Who Have Received EFF Awards
Electronic Frontier FoundationElectronic Frontier Foundation
in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •12 Pioneering Women in Tech: EFF Celebrates Ada Lovelace Day
Electronic Frontier FoundationElectronic Frontier Foundation
in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •EFF defends privacy and free expression because technology should serve all people, not just the powerful.
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Electronic Frontier FoundationMarta Threadbare
in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •Sensitive content
I used to donate to you, but then you decided to defend a forum whose entire purpose is harassing trans and neurodivergent people to the point of driving them to suicide — something they openly brag about, including the times they succeeded.
You also defend crypto, an industry that consists almost entirely of money laundering and crime, and one that has been among the biggest backers of Trump. So you are part (admittedly a very tiny part) of the reason things are as fucked as they are now.
don albertson
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