Lamarr "was an unusual woman, one offered the privileges of spare time and access to expert people" http://www.howwegettonext.com/Article/VGOy8SQAAHIDqQIo/happy-100th-hedy-lamarr …
Important to keep in mind that Lamarr, Hopper, the women of Bletchley Park, all came into their own in particular circumstances
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Lamarr had time, resources, access that most women didn't have then, or even now. Hopper & Bletchley Park --> context of the war effort
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When you no longer have a large institution (e.g. the military) pushing resources & access specifically at women, what happens?
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IMO Lamarr is just as good of an example of women in science as Hopper & Bletchley Park, b/c they all benefited from unusual circumstances
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Women at the time (and to some extent, women today) didn't have access to resources, education, independent financial means
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When you ask "Why aren't there more women inventors?" in early tech history, can't ignore the realities of financial dependence for women
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How many women of leisure just hung around MIT and Berkeley, free, unmarried, and able to tinker on random shit
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@sarahjeong "happened to get dragged into boring meetings by asshole armaments manufacturer husband" is a remarkable bit of circumstance! -
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@sarahjeong third! imagine what she could've done if he'd been first! ;)
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