whats called proto feminists
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I fixed it now, sorry. anyway...
the first computer programmer and the first (real) Sci-fi writer
were both woman, Mary Shelley was an 18 year old girl when
she started Frankenstien
Ah, yes, my beloved Mary did indeed pen her masterpiece at the tender age of eighteen. Not sure I'd label Frankenstein as sci-fi, though many, many do. Her mother, Mary Wolstonecraft, was a hard core feminist--and ruffled a lot of feathers. I believe it was Sir Walter Scott who called her 'a hyena in petticoats'.
However, you are mistaken about the computer programmer part--though you were close. That was Byron's daughter, Ada Lovelace, who later went quite mad trying to develope a foolproof gambling system.
If I'm lying, I'm dyin...
However, you are mistaken about the computer programmer part--though you were close. That was Byron's daughter, Ada Lovelace, who later went quite mad trying to develope a foolproof gambling system.
If I'm lying, I'm dyin...
Whoops, just clicked the link above. It seems we're on the same page, in regards to Ada Lovelace. I think.
