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Exactly. You want a great tech role model for young women (and anyone else for that matter)? Look at Limor Fried (LadyAda of AdaFruit).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limor_Fried

She is a great tech role model that built a thriving maker business from scratch. She didn't have the connections to drop out of school so she finished her BS and MS at MIT.

There are plenty of phenomenal female role models out there. I had three women on my committee in grad school. One co-directing a major research center. One a successful entrepreneur and one a new upcoming research associate.

Anyone looking for strong female role models just needs to open their eyes.



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