A good choice for fans of Hidden Figures.' - KirkusĪ “fascinating and inspiring work of women’s history.” - Booklist 'An edifying and entertaining history of the rise of the computer age and the women who made it possible. “An invigorating history of female coders, engineers, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who helped create and shape the internet.” - Publishers Weekly 'In this inspiring tale, writer Evans chronicles the contributions of some of the many women who aided the rise of the modern Internet.' - Scientific American “A spirited collection of portraits of women who contributed to the infrastructure of the digital economy.” - Wall Street Journal 'A jaunty new history of women in computing.' - WIRED

an engaging series of biographical essays on lesser known mathematicians, innovators and cyberpunks.' - Wall Street Journal “ Broad Band is a celebration of the women whose minds gave birth to the motherboard and its brethren. provide much needed perspective.' - New York Times 'An insightful, intelligent observer.Evans proves a companionable guide for a tour through cyberspace. This inspiring call to action shines a light on the bright minds whom history forgot, and shows us how they will continue to shape our world in ways we can no longer ignore. Join the ranks of the pioneers who defied social convention to become database poets, information-wranglers, hypertext dreamers, and glass ceiling-shattering dot com-era entrepreneurs. Meet Elizabeth 'Jake' Feinler, the one-woman Google who kept the earliest version of the Internet online, and Stacy Horn, who ran one of the first-ever social networks on a shoestring out of her New York City apartment in the 1980s. Seek inspiration from Grace Hopper, the tenacious mathematician who democratized computing by leading the charge for machine-independent programming languages after World War II. Evans finally gives these unsung female heroes their due with her insightful social history of the Broad Band, the women who made the internet what it is today. VICE reporter and YACHT lead singer Claire L. They may have been hidden in plain sight, their inventions and contributions touching our lives in ways we don't even realize, but they have always been part of the story.

In fact, women turn up at the very beginning of every important wave in technology. The history of technology you probably know is one of men and machines, garages and riches, alpha nerds and brogrammers-but from Ada Lovelace, who wrote the first computer program in the Victorian Age, to the cyberpunk Web designers of the 1990s, female visionaries have always been at the vanguard of technology and innovation. 'This is a radically important, timely work,' says Miranda July, filmmaker and author of The First Bad Man. If you loved Hidden Figures or The Rise of the Rocket Girls, you'll love Claire Evans' breakthrough book on the women who brought you the internet-written out of history, until now.

Broad Band by Claire L. Evans