Play about computing pioneer Ada Lovelace wins Women’s prize for playwriting
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Sarah Grochala’s Intelligence follows Lovelace’s attempts to be taken seriously as a scientist in 1840s LondonA play about the reincarnation of the Victorian computing pioneer Ada Lovelace has won this year’s Women’s prize for playwriting.Intelligence, by Sarah Grochala, follows Lovelace’s attempts to forge a career for herself as a serious scientist in 1840s London and being continually obstructed by men. Continue reading...