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A Trans Woman Invented the Tech Behind Your Smartphone in 1965. (And Then IBM Fired Her, Obviously.) (pridesource.com)
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Lynn Conway invented a breakthrough that shaped modern computing, then spent 30 years watching IBM get the credit while she stayed hidden

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[-] Nikki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 week ago

thats how you know trans women are women!

[-] Blibly@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Unironically true.

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