DC Web Women explained

DC Web Women (DCWW) is a nonprofit professional organization for women in technology and new media based in the Washington, D.C., area. Established in 1999,[1] the organization's vision is "to educate, inspire and encourage girls and women in the field of technology."[2] The organization hosts an email discussion list, and sponsors monthly workshops and networking events.

History

DC Web Women began in 1999 as a chapter of Webgrrls.[3] The group was started in a coffee shop by Debbie Weil and Catherine Buzzel. This initial meeting between the two women led to a second meeting in a women owned internet café in the Washington DC area with three additional like-minded women: Cathy Ganssle, Shellie Holubek, and Miriam Jaffe. This meeting led to the foundation of the organization DC Web Women.

On February 15, 1999, the organization registered as a non-profit and was renamed to "DC Web Women."

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The history of DCWW . 2007-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070606194430/http://www.dcwebwomen.org/who/orgfaq.html#how . 2007-06-06 . dead .
  2. News: Who We Are DC Web Women. DC Web Women. 2017-02-16. en-US.
  3. Laura Lambert, Hilary W. Poole, Chris Woodford, Christos J. P. Moschovitis. The Internet: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2005, .