Deciphering enemy code during the second world war was arguably the first role for women in tech
On Christmas Eve 1941, most people would have been gathering together with their families, wrapping (modest) presents or attending church services. Not so, for 19-year-old Joan Joslin, who instead was summoned to London by the Foreign Office for an interview.
“I met a very off-putting woman named Ms Moore who asked me all sorts of questions,” recalls the talkative veteran, now 95 and living in Essex. After a very short interview, Moore stuffed some papers into Joslin’s hands; it was a warrant to travel to a town called Bletchley.
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