PDF of closing keynote at Type A Mom Conference looking at the history of women on the Internet.

1. Looking Back
Looking Forward
Women’s Journeys
on the Web
with your tour guide
Aliza Sherman
@alizasherman

2. Act 1
Discovery

3. Explore
uncharted
territory.
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4. “Girls Need Modems”
-- St. Jude aka Jude Milhon
March 12, 1939 – July 19, 2003

5. 1987

6. 1988

7. 1989

8. 1990-1991
Stacy Horn

9. 1992
Women’s Wire The Women’s Room
Nancy Rhine
Eva Shaderowfsky
Ellen Pack

10. 1993

11. 1994

12. Have no fear.
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13. Act 2
Innovation

14. In 1995, women made up
10% of the
Internet population.

15. 1995
Cybergrrl
Webgrrls
Femina

16. Early Webgrrls
Eva Shaderowfsky Eileen Mullin
Phoebe Legere
Marina Zurkow

17. Find a mentor.
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18. My role models

19. 1995 Women.com
Nancy Rhine
Ellen Pack
Nancy Evans
Candice Carpenter

20. Trust red flags.
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21. 1996 game developer
Kathy Sierra
Kim Polese
Carla Sinclair
Esther Drill, Heather McDonald,
Rebecca Odes

22. 1997-1998 Institute for Women and
Technology (IWT)
Purple Moon
Anita Borg
Brenda Laurel
Sherry Turkle

23. In 1999, women made up
51% of the
Internet population.

24. Know when to
walk away.
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25. 1999-2000
Liza Sabater
Meg Hourihan
Shireen Mitchell

26. Do something
different.
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27. 2001
Esther Iverem
Tiffany Shlain
Mena Trott
Lynne D. Johnson

28. 2002-2004
Katarina Fake
Heather Armstrong
Gina Bianchini

29. Hire trusted
advisors.
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30. 2005
Sandy Jen
Elaine Wherry
Lisa Stone
Jory Des Jardin
Elisa Camahort
Gina Trapani

31. 2006-2009
Rashmi Sinha
Kaliya Hamlin
Laura Fitton

32. Learn from
your mistakes.
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34. Act 3
Reinvention

35. 2010 Tery Spataro

36. 2010

37. Believe in
yourself.
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38. Dream
Learn
Do
Become

39. Be who you
are meant to be.
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40. Looking Back
Looking Forward
Women’s Journeys
on the Web
with your tour guide
Aliza Sherman
alizasherman.com
@alizasherman