Women Who've Changed Tech 👩🏻‍💻

Women Who've Changed Tech is an open-source API + React app celebrating the stories of women who shaped computing, STEM, and technology.
Our goal is to make the contributions of women in tech more visible, accessible, and inspiring for the next generation.

✨ Help document, design, and share the history of female tech pioneers --- from early innovators to today's leaders.

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🌐 Live Website

https://women-who-changed-tech.netlify.app

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📖 About

Women Who've Changed Tech is both a data API and a React web app documenting key women in the history of technology and STEM.
Each entry highlights a pioneer's background, achievements, and verified sources. The API and site are community-driven and open for contributions.

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🧰 Built With

Technology Purpose

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React.js App framework Bootstrap 5 UI styling Sass Stylesheet preprocessor EmailJS Form/email integration Postman API testing Git + GitHub Version control npm Dependency management

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🚀 Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/kwing25/Women-Who-ve-Changed-Tech.git
cd Women-Who-ve-Changed-Tech
npm install
npm start

Then open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

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💡 How to Contribute

We welcome developers, researchers, writers, and designers to collaborate!

🛠️ General Contributions

1. Fork the repo

   git fork https://github.com/kwing25/Women-Who-ve-Changed-Tech.git
   cd Women-Who-ve-Changed-Tech

2. Create a branch

   git checkout -b feature/your-idea

3. Make your changes and commit

   git commit -m "Added new pioneer: Grace Hopper"

4. Push and open a Pull Request

💬 Check open issues before starting work.

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🧠 Add a Tech Pioneer

Each pioneer is represented by a JSON entry (see schemas/pioneer.schema.json).

1. Add a new file in /src/data/pioneers/ named first-last.json.\

2. Include:

   • name
   • bio
   • roles
   • fields
   • at least one verified source

3. Validate your data:

   npm run validate:data

4. Submit your PR!

Example:

{
  "name": "Radia Perlman",
  "bio": "Radia Perlman is a computer scientist known for inventing the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), a key technology in network bridges.",
  "roles": ["computer scientist"],
  "fields": ["networking"],
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radia_Perlman",
      "title": "Radia Perlman – Wikipedia"
    }
  ],
  "slug": "radia-perlman"
}

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🧩 Roadmap

• ✅ React app & API integration\
• ✅ Data schema validation (AJV)\
• ⏳ Internationalization (i18n)\
• ⏳ Search & filters\
• ⏳ Timeline visualization

See open issues for current tasks.

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📜 License

• Code: MIT\
• Data: CC BY 4.0
  You may share and adapt entries with attribution to Women Who've Changed Tech.

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📬 Contact

Kendra Wing
GitHub @kwing25
LinkedIn

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❤️ Acknowledgments

Thanks to all Hacktoberfest contributors and open-data collaborators!

Resources that inspired this project: - Computer History Museum - Biography.com - Britannica - API Evangelist -- Women in Tech

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Built with 💜 by the open-source community.