Marine geologist and cartographer Marie Tharp (1920-2006)
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Mathematician Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck (b. 1942)
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Amateur mathematician Majorie Rice (1923-2017)

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Mathematician and aeronautical engineer Mary Golda Ross (1908-2008)

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Today is #AdaLovelaceDay #ald26 to highlight and celebrate #womenInSTEM today and throughout history.

While they have faced discrimination and been too often forgotten, if you look for them, they were there!

Here’s my most recent #sciart portrait and a thread of my scientist portraits. #histsci 🧪

Italy, Turin: Technology, Future, and Sustainability: When Science Meets the Humanities. Event for high school students to explore the intersections of technological innovation, environmental impact, and academic or career paths in STEM. 13 Oct, 8am - 1pm, free #ALD26 findingada.com/event/techno...

Italy, Turin: ALD26: Science, Innovation, AI, and Society. Talks about environmental stories, smart work management, the reality behind AI buzzwords, emotional well-being in tech jobs, and gender equality in future technologies. 13 Oct, 6:00-9:00pm, free #ALD26. findingada.com/event/ada-lo...

Australia, Sydney: Women in STEM at UTS. Join Dr Hannah Brown, Dr Joanna Wang and A/Prof Xanthe Spindler who will share their career journeys, challenges, successes and advice for the next generation of scientists and engineers. 29 Oct, 10:30am - 12:00pm, free #ALD26 findingada.com/event/ada-lo...

Online: The Origins of Algorithmic Thought and Poetical Science by Alvaro Moure Clouzet will be released in print by Templo Oceánico, in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. 13 Oct #ALD26 
https://findingada.com/event/ada-lovelace-the-origins-of-algorithmic-thought-and-poetical-science/

UK, London: Women in STEM and gender equity in the workplace. Suw will address the SCTE’s Quantum Computing event and introduce presentations by women in the broadband industry. 22 Oct, 9am-6pm, £10. #ALD26 https://findingada.com/event/women-in-stem-and-gender-equity-in-the-workplace/

Mexico, Zacatecas: Día de Ada Lovelace en la UAZ-2026, A set of short conferences in different classrooms, speaking about the achievements of women in STEM. 13 Oct, 7:30 am - 5:00 pm, free #ALD26 https://findingada.com/event/dia-de-ada-lovelace-en-la-uaz-2026/

UK, Peterborough: Peterborough STEM Festival – 10 Year Anniversary! Fun activities for 5-17 year olds, incl. coding workshops, interactive science experiments, engineering and technology demos, talks and presentations. 17 Oct, 11am - 4pm, free #ALD26 findingada.com/event/peterb...

UK, Egham: Debugging the system: Ada Lovelace, computing, and gender equity. Suw Charman-Anderson will talk about Lovelace’s vision, women in STEM and gender equity at work. 14 Oct, 6-8pm, free #ALD26 https://findingada.com/event/debugging-the-system/

UK, Porlock: Cream Tea with Inspirational Women, Porlock's annual event, which sells out every year, features Katie Traxton, Danni Sherrin, Cheryl Dennis, Dr Jenny Capps and Liz Gilbey. 10 Oct, 2pm - 5pm £9 #ALD26 https://findingada.com/event/cream-tea-with-inspirational-women-7/

UK, Hinkley: ALD Celebration, Greg Drozdz, leading Hinckley historian, and Stan Rooney, statue project leader, will be at Hinckley Museum to talk to those curious about the Ada Lovelace statue across the road, unveiled in January. 10 Oct 8am - 5pm, free #ALD26 findingada.com/event/ada-lo...

Are you organising an event for #ALD26? Please add it to our calendar so we can share it in our newsletter, Facebook and here on Bluesky! 

https://findingada.com/worldwide-events/c/add/

And here's to all the amazing women in STEM whose work and discoveries are so worth celebrating!

UK, Oxford: Women in Computing celebrates women across IT and computer science. This fifth annual event from BCS Oxfordshire features a keynote from Maryam Sultana, a talk by Salma Salmon, and more. 13 Oct, 8am - 5pm, Free. #ALD26 https://findingada.com/event/women-in-computing-ada-lovelace-day-2/

If you're holding an event for #ALD26, no matter how big or small, or whether public or private, please add it to the ALD calendar so I can share it on our socials. 

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Let's give women in STEM the recognition they deserve!

Online: The Origins of Algorithmic Thought and Poetical Science by Alvaro Moure Clouzet will be released in print by Templo Oceánico, in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. 13 Oct #ALD26 
https://findingada.com/event/ada-lovelace-the-origins-of-algorithmic-thought-and-poetical-science/

Online: Ada Lovelace – The Origins of Algorithmic Thought and Poetical Science by Alvaro Moure Clouzet will be available on Amazon in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. 10 Oct #ALD26 https://findingada.com/event/ada-lovelace-the-origins-of-algorithmic-thought-and-poetical-science-2/