Lucretia Crocker
As the first woman supervisor of the Boston Public Schools, Lucretia Crocker pioneered the discovery method of teaching mathematics and the natural sciences during her decade-long tenure, which began with her appointment in 1876.
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Velva Klaessy
In 1944, she joined the World War II cryptologic effort, remaining in the field long after the war.
Wilma Zimmerman Davis
With a degree in mathematics and a Navy correspondence course on cryptology Wilma Davis was hired to work in the Army’s Signal Intelligence Service in the late 1930s.
Mirka Miller
Mathematician and computer scientist focused on graph theory and combinatorial algorithms, and databases and data security. She published over 200 papers including significant articles on aspects of graph theory and algorithms such as the Train Marshalling Problem.
Dr Carol M Newton
Dr. Carol Newton developed the first computer program to calculate electron therapy treatments, the Univac I, C-10 Code in 1958 and was a founding fellow of the American Institute of Biological and Medical Engineering and a fellow in the American College of Medical Informatics.
Virginia Jenkins Riley
In the early 1960s, Riley was one of the designers and programmers of a general program written for the UNIVAC 490, the first computer designed specifically for real-time applications at NSA. In the late 1960s, she moved to the Cryptanalysis Department at the National Cryptologic School, where she developed a new course in Cryptanalytic Diagnostics.
Dr Sarah Botsai
Dr. Botsai spent twelve years in Operations before she was selected for a tour as the NSA representative in the White House Situation Room, the first NSA woman to hold this position. After her two-year tour she was asked to return as the Deputy Director of the White House Situation Room. She also attended the National War College, the first NSA woman to do so, graduating in 1977.
Vera Filby
Vera Ruth Filby served with the Women Accepted for Voluntary Exceptional Service (WAVES) and the Communications Supplementary Activity, the Navy’s cryptologic organization, during World War II.
Katharine Swift
Premier linguist and codebreaker at NSA reconstructing many codes during her 30-year career.
Laura Holmes
During the 1980s, Laura Holmes served as a career cryptanalyst and supervisor against a series of challenging manual cryptosystems at the NSA. She also developed considerable expertise in an impressive number of target languages.