Mary Mulvihill
Irish science communicator
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Marian Croak
A pioneer in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and the inventor of text-to-donate technology, Marian Croak holds more than 200 patents.
Cecilia Matic
Cecilia Matic worked for the National Park Service for 33 years
Florence Violet McKenzie
Australia’s first female electrical engineer, founder of a telegraphy school and initiator of the WRANS.
Toni Bullock
Pioneering funeral home owner, a WWII radio operator, and the youngest Black woman to earn an embalming license in Massachusetts.
Frankie Byrne
Irish broadcaster and public relations consultant
Dr Andrea Goldsmith
Andrea Goldsmith, PhD, is a pioneer in the field of wireless communications whose discoveries have influenced cellular and WiFi networks all over the world.
Avis Joan Hearn
Aircraftwoman 1st Class (ACW1) Avis Joan Hearn was selected for top secret work using an emerging technology called Radio Location or Radio Direction Finding (RDF). It became known as Radar. Detecting and tracking enemy aircraft, radar was a vital component in the RAF’s success during the Battle of Britain.
Pamela Pigeon
New Zealand-British cryptographer and the first female commander in Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters during World War II.
Min Stuart
On her retirement in 1951, after 35 years’ service, Stuart fought successfully to obtain the same retiring allowance – six months’ full pay – that men received, rather than the half-pay allowance usually given to women. The determination she displayed set an example for other women to follow; after a long campaign, equal pay was implemented by the Post Office in the early 1960s.