Internet for Women
$41.63
- Paperback
285 pages
- Release Date
12 August 1996
Summary
The first book to be published anywhere in the world to provide women with an introduction to the Internet. The authors explore the role of gender, anonymity, privacy, pornography, harassment and security. It is a straightforward guide to the use of electronic systems, as well as a brief history of women and computers including Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper. This book is a collector’s item, a book of and for its time.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781875559527 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1875559523 |
| Author: | Senjen Rye, Guthrey Jane |
| Publisher: | Spinifex Press |
| Imprint: | Spinifex Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 285 |
| Release Date: | 12 August 1996 |
| Weight: | 470g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 180mm x 242mm |
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Critics Review
“An essential tool for any female (or male) user who wants to participate in the future.” -Sophia Chauchard-Stuart, Independent
“An essential tool for any female (or male) user who wants to participate in the future.” –Sophia Chauchard-Stuart, “Independent”
Senjen Rye
Rye Senjen worked for many years at the cutting edge of new communications technologies as a research scientist for Telstra’s Artificial Intelligence section, focussing on developing Internet software and hardware. She and Jane Guthrey co-authored The Internet for Women in 1996 as web, email and other communication technologies began their global spread. Rye is now a spokesperson for Friends of the Earth on nanotechnologies.Her co-author, Jane Guthrey is a graphic artist who has a strong interest in computers. She works at the Melbourne Museum.
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