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... The daughter of Lord Byron?

• foldr 4y ago
  Their point is that Ada Lovelace is still a salient example of a woman who made significant discoveries in computer science, even though she was also privileged in other ways. Indeed, in general, it's often otherwise-privileged members of disadvantaged groups who are the first to make advances.
  • boomboomsubban 4y ago
    The equivalent in Lovelace's case would be saying she's a woman from an area where most women are illiterate and work sixteen hour days in death trap factories. It's true, but ignoring that she was part of the nobility adds a disingenuous element to the statement. And saying that privilege doesn't matter is nonsense, without it she's unlikely to have had the opportunity to do what she did.
    • foldr 4y ago
      I don’t think OP was suggesting that Ada Lovelace wasn’t aided by her privileged position. Rather, they were saying that even though she was privileged, that doesn’t take away from her significance as a woman who was a pioneer in computer science. I doubt that is a controversial point. I think all three of us probably agree, and you may just have misinterpreted the original post.