At 35, Hopper divorced, joined the Navy, and became a programmer. Like other women in #STEM at the time, she was relegated to academia until WWII. Post-war she fought hard to keep working in industry as a programmer. She faced professional isolation, mental health challenges, and loneliness. Read more on my #feministsciencesubstack feministscientist.substack.com/p/grace-hopper-a-woman-reinvented #gracehopper #womenwhocode #academiwomen #equityinscience #feminism #sciencefeminism#feministsciencestudies