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Ada Lovelace Stereotypes

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In the 1800s men were mostly prominent in all fields. Most women spent time tending the house and the children. This stereotype mainly pertains to computing. However, Ada Lovelace is the exception to this cliché. Ada Byron was born in London, England on December 10, 1815. Her surname Byron come from her father who was the famous poet Lord Byron. Ironically, she never met her father for her mother, Anne Isabelle Milbanke divorced from him when she was born. Therefore, Milbanke did not want Ada to have the same qualities like Lord Byron. In the 1800’s, the women in London were primarily schooled about literature and the arts. However, Ada, being born in an elite society, was able to learn math and science, like most men. She grew fond of the

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