RHL
Restore Her Legacy
Restore Her Legacy

Restoring the women history forgot.

In-depth profiles of remarkable women whose contributions shaped the world and whose names history nearly erased.

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Ada Lovelace
modern5 min

Ada Lovelace

Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer known for work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general purpose computer. She was the first to recognise the machine had applications beyond pure calculation. Lovelace is often considered the first computer programmer.

Ada Lovelace · English
1815 – 1852

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