Programming on the Univac 1: a woman´s account

Although women´s role in the computer field has been fairly well documented, their role in the programming arena has not. The author´s account of her programming experience on the Universal Automatic Computer (Univac 1), for the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation reveals much about the early workplace conditions - namely, a workplace surprisingly free of restrictions in an era when most married women with children did not work outside of the home.