She Built a Microcomputer Empire From Her Suburban Home
Apr 12 2024
56 mins
Lore Harp McGovern was one of the most influential women in the history of computing, but her story, and her company, haven’t been given their due. Harp McGovern spurned the life of a housewife and built a multimillion-dollar personal computer company, called Vector Graphic, from scratch. In this essay, published first on Every and now adapted for audio, writer Gareth Edwards tel