During World War II, six women — Kathleen McNulty, Jean Jennings Bartik, Frances Snyder Holberton, Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer, Frances Bilas Spence, and Ruth Lichterman Teitelbaum — were recruited to program the ENIAC, one of the first electronic general-purpose computers. Their work was critical to the success of ENIAC, yet they were not publicly recognized for their contributions until decades later.

During World War II, six women — Kathleen McNulty, Jean Jennings Bartik, Frances Snyder Holberton, Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer, Frances Bilas Spence, and Ruth Lichterman Teitelbaum — were recruited to program the ENIAC, one of the first electronic general-purpose computers. Their work was critical to the success of ENIAC, yet they were not publicly recognized for their contributions until decades later.

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