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1. This Long Distance, Pandemic-Proof Vibrator Allows You To Connect And Hook Up From Miles Away: (Sex); LONG-DISTANCE ROMANCE was the last thing on my mind when I joined an Internet group called Dark Witches Realm, but before I knew it, a nerdy discussion about Ada Lovelace snowballed from late-night ...; Created on 15 September 2020
2. In Honor Of Hulu's “The Great,” Here Are Some Other Women In History We'd Love To See Onscre: (TV); ... own hubby and seize the throne, of course. Essentially, she was a badass bitch who revitalized Russia at the time and became the longest running woman ruler in the nation’s history. Needless to say, the ...; Created on 25 March 2020
3. 11 New Books By Women To Read This Spring: (Books); ... today’s digital world. The list of women she features includes such pioneers as Ada Lovelace, who worked on the first mechanical computer in the 1840s; Grace Hopper, whose skills as a programmer helped ...; Created on 27 April 2018
4. Week Of Women: March 23-29, 2018: (TV); ... by Pharrell Williams — showes the rise to fame of one of the first women rappers, Roxanne Shanté (played by Chanté Adams). BUST writes, "This film is a joy for hip-hop heads." Out Friday, March 23 on Netflix. See ...; Created on 22 March 2018
5. Calling All Bad Girls: Win a Copy of "Bad Girls Throughout History": (Books); Aphra Behn, first female professional writer. Sojourner Truth, activist and abolitionist. Ada Lovelace, first computer programmer. Marie Curie, first woman to win the Nobel Prize. Joan Jett, godmother ...; Created on 18 January 2017
6. 5 Ada Lovelace Accessories To Show Your Love For The Mother Of Programming: (Feminism); Tuesday is our favorite math-related holiday: Ada Lovelace Day! Every year, we celebrate this woman, dubbed the world's first computer programmer, for the work she did in the early 1800s on the Analytical ...; Created on 11 October 2016
7. More Reasons Why 'Ghostbusters' Is Feminist, Subversive, And Awesom: (Movies); ... take away the fact that Ghostbusters was important, subversive, and awesome. Ghostbusters' main characters are women who are scientists and badasses. “It sounds like a small thing that I got to ...; Created on 16 September 2016
8. Save the Date - BUST Craftacular is coming back to World Maker Faire (NYC)!: (DIY); ... so alarming that President Obama has even made getting more women in STEAM a special initiative throughout his presidency. After all, what would the world be like without Ada Lovelace the first computer ...; Created on 04 August 2016
9. This Artist's Illustrated Pictures Of Women In History Are So Badass: BUST Intervie: (Arts); ... like Mary Shelley were responsible for the first science fiction novel, or that Ada Lovelace is credited as being the first computer programmer, so that girls know stereotypically male careers didn’t start ...; Created on 26 July 2016
10. Anita Sarkeesian Launches Groundbreaking New Web Series: (Entertainment); ... Tropes, which only asked for $6,000 (and ended up getting $160,000 from backers); it’s a professionally shot, animated and produced series of groundbreaking in-depth videos featuring some of the most badass ...; Created on 14 March 2016
11. 9 Women You Didn't Learn About In History Class But Should Hav: (Feminism); ... we here at BUST decided to gather some badass ladies that our history books left out. Happy Herstory month! Image via BlackPast.org Alice Coachman (1923-2014) Coachman was the first African-American ...; Created on 08 March 2016
12. Plug In With The DIY Tech Superstar of Adafruit Industries: BUST Interview: (DIY); When someone uses the term DIY, what usually comes to mind are handmade crafts, ambitious cooking endeavors, or creative home improvement projects. But for Limor Fried, the 36-year-old owner of Adafruit ...; Created on 21 January 2016
13. 5 Things More Distracting than Female Scientists: (Feminism); ... of both current and historical women scientists in response to Tim Hunt. We can’t argue with the fact that Ada Lovelace might just be too hot to allow today’s men scientists to do any new work themselves. ...; Created on 11 June 2015
14. 10 Books That Made Our Dregs Of Winter Reading List: (Books); ... gripping account of the death of James Maybrick and the subsequent trial of his wife Florence digs deeply into their famous 1889 case. In her highly readable retelling, author Kate Colquhoun demonstrates ...; Created on 17 February 2015
15. Throwback Thursday: 9 Inventions Created by Women: (Feminism); ... associate with looking back, here is a list of 9 inventions that were created by ladies. Let me add "badass" to that last statement. 1.) Grace Hopper Admiral Grace Marry Hopper joined the military ...; Created on 11 December 2014
16. Check out the New Ada Lovelace Collection & Lookbook by Dear Kate: (Style); Dear Kate, our favorite (high tech and period proof!) underwear brand here at Bust, just released its latest collection yesterday, the Ada Collection. Named after Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer ...; Created on 22 August 2014
17. Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon Aims to Change "Boys Only" Mentalit: (Feminism); ... Whatever the reason, this imbalance is unreasonable and Brown University has plans to fix it (or at least give it a really, really great shot)! On Ada Lovelace Day (October 15th), a five hour “edit-a-thon” ...; Created on 11 October 2013
18. Computer Programming: Women Did It First: (Feminism); Women can’t do math? Child, please. Exhibit A: English mathematician Ada Lovelace, whose 197th birthday is being celebrated today with a Google Doodle, was the world’s first computer programmer. Ever. ...; Created on 10 December 2012
19. Ladies Who Blinded Us With Science: (Feminism); ... Wikimedia Commons) Ada Lovelace (1815 -1852) Not only was Ada Lovelace the only legitimate daughter of poet (and playboy extraordinaire) Lord Byron, but she was also a mathematical genius. As a ...; Created on 14 March 2012
20. Celebrate Your Fave Femme Techie: (Feminism); Today is Ada Lovelace Day, so I'm celebrating by blogging about a few of the ladies I admire in technology. Who the heck is Ada Lovelace and why should we be celebrating her? This fine filly born in ...; Created on 24 March 2009

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