Non Dominant Genders In Tech Women's History Month Quiz

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Celebrating Non-Dominant Genders in Tech

Test your knowledge of the trailblazers in technology, particularly those from non-dominant genders, in this engaging quiz designed for Women’s History Month. Discover the remarkable contributions of trans women and other pioneers who have shaped the tech industry.

Learn about lesser-known figures in tech.
Challenge your understanding of gender diversity in technology.
Celebrate the achievements of women and trans individuals in a male-dominated field.

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___________ is a trans woman who worked at The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) (which is responsible for the development of technologies used by the United States military) in the 60s. She was fired by IBM for undergoing her gender transition.

Ada Lovelace

Elizabeth Feinler

Lynn Conway

Marie Curie

Sophie Wilson is a trans woman who is best known for _________.

Developing the small, but highly efficient computer processors which are now used in smartphones and other mobile devices

Being the world's first computer programmer

Creating the first Apple computer

Programming the first ever United States space flight

__________________ is a trans woman who helped develop Berkeley UNIX(an early computer operating system). She also advocated to make her employer Lucent to be the first company in the United States to add transgender-inclusive language to its Equal Opportunity policy.

Ginger Chien

Mary Ann Horton

Martine Rothblatt

Angelica Ross

Audrey Tang is a post-gender self-identified person who is best known for __________________.

Running the Network Information Center in California, which was similar to a "prehistoric Google"

Overseeing the development of FORMAC (FORmula MAnipulation Compiler), the first widely used general programming language

Inventing the spanning tree algorithm, which is what “Ethernet” is today

Creating PUGS, which is a compiler and interpreter of the Perl 6 coding language

This pioneer of computer programming was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages.

Grace Hopper

Adele Goldberg

Mary Wilkes

Katherine Johnson

Ada Lovelace is best known for...

Developing compiler techniques that created the foundation of modern-day automatic parallel execution

Writing the prototypes for the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) project and being the system design for the Apollo Space Mission.

Being the daughter of Lord Byron, having a computer language named after themselves (Ada 2012), and commonly being referred to as the first computer programmer

Combining work in linguistics and statistics to develop inverse documentary frequency, which is critical in creating modern-day search engines

__________________ was an actress and inventor, who during World War II patented a "Secret Communication System" that became the foundation for WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth (BT) communication systems.

Grace Hopper

Joan Clarke

Katherine Hepburn

Hedy Lamarr

Katherine Johnson is best known for...

Advancing the field of mathematics through their work on conic sections

Using differential equations and elliptic integrals to enhance the understanding of Saturn and its rings

Creating and implementing calculations that proved critical to the success of the Apollo Moon landings and the Space Shuttle program

Making significant contributions to theoretical mathematics, including ergodic theory and hyperbolic geometry

Who was a cryptanalyst and is best known for their work at Bletchley Park during World War II, where they contributed to the Enigma Project that lead to the ability to decrypt Nazi secret communications?

Joan Clarke

Ada Lovelace

Mary Agnes Chase

Julia Robinson

Who is a former computer programmer, best known for their work with the LINC (Labratory INstrument Computer) computer, the precursor to modern day personal computers?

Joan Clarke

Grace Hopper

Mary Allen Wilkes

Adel Goldberg

Mary Keller is best known for…

Programming the world's first digital computer

Being the first woman to earn her ph.D in computer science

Being the first female video game programmer and designer

Developing Apollo's spacecraft onboard flight program

Who managed the internet's host domain name registries like ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), which became a technical foundation of the internet?

Megan Smith

Donna Dubinsky

Radia Perlman

Carol Shaw

Who worked on UNIVAC (Universal Automatic Computer), which was one of the earliest commercial computers. She was also a gay rights activist who fought to overturn DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act)?

Erma Hoover

Mary Ann Horton

Angelica Ross

Edith Windsor

Elizabeth Feinler is known for…

Inventing the STP (Spanning Tree Protocol), which allowed networks to reliably deliver data

Naming computer bugs, "computer bugs" and designing a compiler that translated programmers' instructions into code

Launching a software firm, called Freelance Programmers, that was devoted to hiring only women

First person to have a PC (personal computer) in her home because she developed it herself

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