The only legitimate child of Lord Byron, a well known Romantic poet most of us know from our AP English classes, Ada Lovelace was encouraged to study mathematics and science by her mother who feared that she would otherwise end up a poet like her father.

Lord Byron called her "The Princess of Parallelograms". Ada knew and was taught by Mary Somerville, a noted researcher and scientific author of the 19th century, who introduced her in turn to Charles Babbage

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As an American computer scientist, Anita's primary responsibility was for the MECCA Communications and Information Systems project. She developed and patented a method for generating complete address traces used for analyzing and designing high-speed memory systems.

President Bill Clinton appointed her to the Presidential Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology. She was charged with recommending strategies to the nation for increasing the breadth of participation fields for women.

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Meg was an undergraduate student at the prestigious Princeton University where she was a member of the student organization Business Today. She received an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Having a dream from childhood to head a company, Meg searched for a business opportunity where she could make her mark.

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