Difference between revisions of "Steve Shirley"

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|birthDate=1963-09-16
|birthDate=1963-09-16
|birthPlace=Dortmund, Germany
|birthPlace=Dortmund, Germany
|deathDate=2021-10-20
|imageURL=[[File:Dame Stephanie Shirley - 2013.jpg|thumb|Dame Stephanie Shirley - 2013]]
|imageURL=[[File:Dame Stephanie Shirley - 2013.jpg|thumb|Dame Stephanie Shirley - 2013]]
|imageCaption=Steve Shirley at her 80th birthday
|imageCaption=Steve Shirley at her 80th birthday
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|contributorAchievement=Shirley's founded a Women dominant software development program in the 60's, changed her name to "Steve" in hopes to receiving replies back from her marketing emails.
|contributorAchievement=Shirley's founded a Women dominant software development program in the 60's, changed her name to "Steve" in hopes to receiving replies back from her marketing emails.
|personalAssociations=female;origin-germany
|personalAssociations=female;origin-germany
|other=Stephanie Shirley escaped from the nazis as a young child. She founded her own software development company, and when her emails were ignored, her husband suggested using the family name of "Steve" in her emails. Suddenly, she began to get replies. Additionally, her company employed mostly women, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and gave women more opportunities.
|referenceURL=https://www.computer.org/publications/tech-news/research/dame-stephanie-steve-shirley-computer-pioneer
|referenceURL=https://www.computer.org/publications/tech-news/research/dame-stephanie-steve-shirley-computer-pioneer
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Revision as of 17:20, 21 October 2021

Within these castle walls be forged Mavens of Computer Science ...
— Merlin, The Coder


[[File:
Dame Stephanie Shirley - 2013
|thumb|x400px|right|Steve Shirley at her 80th birthday]]
Contributors To Computer Science: Steve Shirley


Achievement: 17 May, 1962: Shirley's founded a Women dominant software development program in the 60's, changed her name to "Steve" in hopes to receiving replies back from her marketing emails.


Other: Stephanie Shirley escaped from the nazis as a young child. She founded her own software development company, and when her emails were ignored, her husband suggested using the family name of "Steve" in her emails. Suddenly, she began to get replies. Additionally, her company employed mostly women, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and gave women more opportunities.


Born: 16 September, 1963 in Dortmund, Germany

Died: 20 October, 2021 at 58 years of age


Personal associations:
See also: Reference

"origin-germany" is not in the list (female, male, england, germany, ireland, usa, jewish) of allowed values for the "Personal association" property.