In celebration of Computer Science Education Week, Women in Technology Project recognizes the late Dr. Grace Hopper for her pioneering contributions to the field of computer science. Among her many outstanding achievements, Dr. Hopper may be best known for her role in developing COBOL, a user-friendly programming language that helped revolutionize computer programming.
To read more, see Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 1994 conference proceedings re-posted by Dr. Hopper’s alma mater:
http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/Files/hopper-story.html