erin maloneI'm looking to collect as many origin stories of women working in software design (UX, IXD, UI, User Research, UX writing) as possible for my website Women of IXD. This is a multi-year crusade to write women back into the history of technology (through the lens of design). This is a companion to the book. What's your story? What challenges have you faced? What successes do you want to share with the world? https://womenofixd.com/whats-your-origin-story
nerdseyeview@erinmalone been doing software docs, including but not primarily in UI/UX writing, for a zillion years. relevant as well or no? (won't take it personally if it's a no. I'm on the edge of what you're looking for, maybe.)
Robert Boler@erinmalone I’m a dude, but *most* of my design managers have been women, and all have been stellar. 💙
Their stories aren’t mine to tell, but if you run short and need some additional contributions, I can see if they’re interested in sharing.
J. Nathan Matias 🦣@erinmalone what a wonderful project! Two folks come to mind:
- Sara Kiesler, who must have been one of the first ever UX researchers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Kiesler
- Cathy Marshall, who was publishing papers on hypertext years before the invention of the WWW https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/1457507.1457509