Broad Band

Claire L. Evans's *Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet* uncovers the essential, overlooked history of women who profoundly shaped the digital world. Challenging the conventional, male-dominated narrative of tech innovation, Evans highlights female visionaries from Ada Lovelace, who wrote the first computer program, to the cyberpunk web designers of the 1990s. This insightful social history introduces pioneering figures such as Grace Hopper, who championed machine-independent programming languages; Elizabeth "Jake" Feinler, who managed early internet operations; and Stacy Horn, who founded one of the first social networks. Evans celebrates these "unsung female heroes"—database poets, information-wranglers, and dot-com entrepreneurs—revealing their essential contributions and demonstrating their lasting influence on our digital lives.

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