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Great Unsung Women of Computing: Women & Technology

Search Catalog    Order Info      New Releases         Special Collections      Request a Catalog 2016 NEW RELEASES ABSENCES THE PASSIONATE PURSUITS OF ANGELA BOWEN VOICES OF MUSLIM WOMEN DREAMCATCHER LOVE BETWEEN THE COVERS ON BEAUTY DON'T TELL ANYONE UNAFRAID Please click here to see all 2015 New Releases.  NOW AVAILABLE:   GREAT UNSUNG WOMEN OF COMPUTING A 3-PART SERIES In the United States, women are vastly underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) fields, holding under 25% of STEM jobs and a disproportionately low share of STEM undergraduate degrees.  Great Unsung Women of Computing is a series of three remarkable documentary films that look at the past, present and future of women in technology, inspiring female students to believe that programming careers lie within their grasp.  A critical resource for students thinking of STEM careers and those who are working on diversifying the field.  THE COMPUTERS features the extraordinary story of the ENIAC Programmers, six young women who programmed the world's first modern, programmable computer, ENIAC, as part of a secret WWII project. This stunning documentary features rare footage and never-before-seen interviews with the ENIAC Programmers. 70 years later, this is their story. THE CODERS Few know that it is two brilliant and forward thinking women, Sarah Allen and Pavni Diwanji whose technologies revolutionized the Internet with their work on the invention of Flash and Java. In THE FUTURE MAKERS, Andrea Colaço, a young MIT PhD, and winner of MIT's $100K Entrepreneurship Prize of shares her dream of a world in which we interact with our smart devices using natural hand gestures, not static keyboards or touchpads. She invented 3D "gestural recognition technology" and co-founded 3dim to develop and market it.   Watch an exclusive clip.  Buy the DVD.   Special Offer on Related Titles! Celebrating women in science & technology When you purchase Great Unsung Women of Computing at full price, get any of the following films for 50% off, including THE GENDER CHIP PROJECT.* These films highlight stories of female workers pushing boundaries and breaking the glass ceiling in science and technology fields.   *Use code UWCOMPE16 at checkout to apply your discount. Offer applies to institutional orders only. Cannot be combined with any other offer, other exceptions may apply. Offer expires 4/01/2016.  Connect with WMM! Ordering Information Online at www.wmm.com By Email: orders@wmm.com By Phone: 212.925.0606 ext. 360  About WMM: Since our beginnings in 1972, WMM has grown from a feminist filmmakers' collective into an industry-leading nonprofit media arts organization and distributor. For over 40 years, WMM has transformed the landscape of filmmaking for women directors and producers, bringing the issues facing women around the world to screens everywhere. Now, with more than 550 films in our catalog, including Academy®, Emmy®, Peabody and Sundance nominees and award winners, WMM is the largest distributor of films by and about women in the world. Women Make Movies. By Women. About Women. For Everyone.  Women Make Movies gratefully acknowledges the support of our funders: The National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The Andy Warhol Foundation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.