#OnThisDay, 25 Mar 1941, the first WRNS arrive at Bletchley Park in the UK. They operate the Bombe machines used for decoding German Enigma machine messages. Their work helps shorten World War 2.
At its peak, 75% of the workforce at Bletchley were women.
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Alan Turing was a hero. And the UK government killed him for being gay.
@lemgandi Well, yes. I just rewatched Breaking the Code, the 1990s BBC film about him which is on iPlayer.
However, we run a women’s history account so our focus is on the hundreds of women who worked at BP.
Yes, I certainly don't want to minimize their contributions.
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