4343 - 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not your token": "In 1978, a woman launched a gl…" - disabled.social
In 1978, a woman launched a global microchip revolution, and then disappeared from history. Lynn Conway was born in Mount Vernon, New York on January 2, 1938. She was a shy and introverted child who did well in math and sciences. However, she was also assigned male at birth and struggled with intense gender dysphoria. Conway entered MIT in 1955, earning high grades but ultimately leaving in despair after an attempted gender transition failed due to the medical climate at the time. After ...