Browsing by Subject "Women in computer science"

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    Oral history interview with Grace Gentry
    (Charles Babbage Institute, 2008-08-11) Gentry, Grace
    IT contracting pioneer Grace Gentry briefly discusses her education and early career prior to co-founding Richard E. Gentry, Inc., (later Gentry, Inc.) with her husband, and running this company for more than two decades. This firm was among the first IT services brokerages and was one of the founding members of that industry’s trade association, the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB). Grace Gentry served as president of the NACCB and was active in the organization for many years. Primary topics and themes of the interview include: forming the company, early growth, marketing/selling, managerial strategies, industry dynamics, impact and changes with Section 1706 of the federal tax code, NACCB, business ethics, women-owned businesses, gender and entrepreneurship, and the sale of Gentry, Inc.
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    Oral history interview with Luanne Johnson
    (Charles Babbage Institute, 2008-08-12) Johnson, Luanne
    This interview addresses the work of software products industry pioneer/entrepreneur Luanne Johnson. She discusses her early career prior to programming, her training and first jobs in the programming field, work with Comm-Sci prior to buying out the founder, her launch of early software products firm (Argonaut Information Systems), the successes and challenges with this enterprise, and her leadership within the trade association, ADAPSO (and ITAA).
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    Oral history interview with Margaret Loftus
    (Charles Babbage Institute, 1995-03) Loftus, Margaret
    After briefly describing her educational background, Loftus discusses her work software at Control Data Corporation in both their Palo Alto, California and Arden Hills, Minnesota facilities. She describes her move from applications software to operating systems and recalls the differences in the management style and climate for women in Palo Alto and Arden Hills. Loftus discusses her advancement at Control Data and her decision to join Cray Research after returning from a position in Australia. She describes the difficulty of developing software with the prevalent anti-software attitude and the challenges associate with assembling a software staff. Loftus concludes the interview with a description of Loftus Brown-Wescott and this firm's involvement with local start up high technology firms.