Augusta Ada Byron, otherwise known as Ada Lovelace, was destined for greatness. One hundred years before Alan Turing and long before the 1960’s black NASA computer scientists, Ada was the first to write a computer program. Born on the 10th of December, 1815, Ada...
Born in London on 22nd March 1808, Caroline sheridan Norton was part of an influential and grand but poor family, the Sheridans. One of three sisters, they were enticing to those around them. All the siblings were considered beautiful and intelligent, with a tendency...
Oldest child to Silas and Lucinda Parker, Cynthia was born in Illinois sometime around 1825. By 1833, her family had uprooted and moved to Texas as her father became enlisted in the military there. The Parkers were awarded a settlement that abutted Comanche territory....
Birth Date: 25 July 1829 Death Date: 11 February 1862 Location: London, England, UK Monument Type: Historic/Residence With a few strokes of a brush and many hours of painstaking work, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Siddal found herself to be one of history’s...
Full Name: Frances Mary Buss Birth Date: 16 August 1827 Death Date: 24 December 1894 Location: London NW5 2DB, UK Monument Type: Plaque/Marker Frances Mary Buss was a campaigner for women’s rights and a pioneer of education for women. At the age of 10, Frances...
