Top Secret Rosies: The Female 'Computers' of WWII

In 1942, when computers were human and women were underestimated, a group of female mathematicians helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age. Sixty-five years later their story has finally been told.


In 1942, when computers were human and women were underestimated, a group of female mathematicians helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age. Sixty-five years later their story has finally been told.

Director: LeAnn Erickson
Writer: Cynthia Baughman
Stars: Jean Jennings Bartik / Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer / Shirley Melvin / Doris Polsky
Genre: Documentary / War
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