Admiral Grace Murray Hopper died in Arlington, Virginia in 1992. Although
she was born in New York, NY,  I supposed Virginia may still claim her. She
was a pioneer in computer science and a mathematician for the U. S. Navy.
She worked on the Univac I. And was the first to document the first "bug"
found in a computer program. It was an actual "moth" that had gotten into
the vaccum tubes. If anyone has ever seen the interviews of Admiral Hopper
on TV you will know she was one amazing lady. I think 60-minutes actually
entitled their story on her "Amazing Grace".

As one who has dabbled in the fields of mathematics and computer science
myself, I hold Admiral Grace Hopper, near and dear to my heart - quite a
role model for young aspiring females who wish to pursue math and computer
fields.

You may read more about Admiral Grace Hopper at:
http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/hopper.html

Lonny J. Watro

P.S. When I become a senior citizen and tuition becomes discounted, I'm
going to take a class in women's studies.<wink,wink>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brent Tarter" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 8:46 AM
Subject: Greatest/Most Important Virginia Women


Although several Virginia women were mentioned in the late Va-Hist
discussions about some of the most important historical figures, I think
that we should accept the challenge that Randy Cabell reported his wife
making and ask:

Who were the greatest or most important women in Virginia's history? And
why?

Brent Tarter
The Library of Virginia
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