Meet the 'Refrigerator Ladies' Who Programmed the ENIAC (MentalFloss.com)

In 1945, Betty “Jean” Jennings wanted out of Missouri. A math student at Northwest Missouri State Teachers College (now Northwest Missouri State University), the last thing the farm-bred 20-year-old wanted to do was stay inside a classroom and teach. She wanted adventure. 

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