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This episode, which discusses Liza Mundy’s book, Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II, delves into the history of American women cryptanalysts and code breakers.Tune into this episode to learn:
How science used pseudoscientific gender biases to justify the exclusion of women
How Darwin influenced societal gender expectations and beliefs
The difference between an American housewife and an American woman code breaker
How education was seen as a bad thing for women to attain
How educated women saved American troops during WWII
How the 1950s narrative suggested women want to marry young and the evidence that showed they’d rather work
How women contributed to a combined ¾ of all code breakers in the American Navy and US Army, during WWII
How the return of men from war meant women being slowly pushed back into the domestic role
Books referenced:
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy
The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule by Angela Saini
Technically Biased is available on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, and RSS, among others.You can also check it out on our site at Podcast - Gakovii.You can check out our website for more book suggestions.If you like what you hear, feel free to visit our website and subscribe to our newsletter. You can also follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.#algorithmicbias #predatorytech #TechnicallyBiasedPodcast #Gakovii
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By Krystyn GutuThis episode, which discusses Liza Mundy’s book, Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II, delves into the history of American women cryptanalysts and code breakers.Tune into this episode to learn:
How science used pseudoscientific gender biases to justify the exclusion of women
How Darwin influenced societal gender expectations and beliefs
The difference between an American housewife and an American woman code breaker
How education was seen as a bad thing for women to attain
How educated women saved American troops during WWII
How the 1950s narrative suggested women want to marry young and the evidence that showed they’d rather work
How women contributed to a combined ¾ of all code breakers in the American Navy and US Army, during WWII
How the return of men from war meant women being slowly pushed back into the domestic role
Books referenced:
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy
The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule by Angela Saini
Technically Biased is available on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, and RSS, among others.You can also check it out on our site at Podcast - Gakovii.You can check out our website for more book suggestions.If you like what you hear, feel free to visit our website and subscribe to our newsletter. You can also follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.#algorithmicbias #predatorytech #TechnicallyBiasedPodcast #Gakovii