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| '''Liz Henry''' (born 1969) is a blogger, author, translator, technologist, and activist. She is a co-founder of the first women's hacker space in |
'''Liz Henry''' (born 1969) is a blogger, author, translator, technologist, and activist. She is a co-founder of the first women's hacker space in ], ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3031944/most-creative-people/why-silicon-valley-needs-the-coder-grrrls-of-double-union-the-feminist-|title=Why Silicon Valley Needs The Coder Grrrls Of Double Union, The Feminist Hacker Space|last=Greenfield|first=Rebecca|date=14 July 2014|website=Fast Company|publisher=|access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref> where she is still active.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bitchmedia.org/article/double-union|title=Meet San Francisco's All-Women Hackerspace, Double Union|last=Cassandra|first=Rachel|date=9 December 2015|website=Bitch Media|publisher=|access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref> She is also an advocate for disability tech and hacking existing technology for use by the disabled.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2009-03-17/755951/|title=Panel Recap: Hack Ability: Open Source Disability Tech|last=Farr|first=Rebecca|date=17 March 2009|work=The Austin Chronicle|access-date=17 March 2016|via=}}</ref> | ||
| == Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| ⚫ | Henry is the Firefox Release Manager and BugMaster for ].<ref>https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/lizhenry/</ref> She has also served on the advisory board of the ] and ]. In 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Henry flew to Houston to help the evacuees. She worked with ] to help people use technology to reconnect and rebuild.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Andreoli|first=Richard|date=8 November 2005|title=We're Here to Help|url=https://books.google.com/ |
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| ⚫ | Henry is the Firefox Release Manager and BugMaster for ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/lizhenry/|title=Mozillians: Liz Henry|author=Mozilla|date=|work=mozillians.org|accessdate=23 March 2016}}</ref> She has also served on the advisory board of the ] and ]. In 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Henry flew to Houston to help the evacuees. She worked with ] to help people use technology to reconnect and rebuild.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Andreoli|first=Richard|date=8 November 2005|title=We're Here to Help|url=https://books.google.com/?id=X2QEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36&lpg=PA36&dq=Hurricane+Katrina++liz+henry#v=onepage&q=Hurricane%20Katrina%20%20liz%20henry&f=false|journal=The Advocate|doi=|pmid=|access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | In 2011, Henry played a key role in the unveiling of |
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| ⚫ | In 2011, Henry played a key role in the unveiling of '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bookmaniac.org/painful-doubts-about-amina/|title=Painful doubts about Amina|author=|date=|work=bookmaniac.org|accessdate=23 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaminaprofile.com/blog/2015/1/21/character-profile-liz-henry|title=Character profile: Liz Henry|author=|date=|work=The Amina Profile – Le profil Amina de Sophie Deraspe|accessdate=23 March 2016}}</ref> She questioned whether the writer, Amina Arraf, did not actually exist.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/paula-brooks-editor-of-lesbian-site-lez-get-real-is-really-a-man-named-bill-graber/2011/06/13/AGJcikTH_story.html|title=Paula Brooks, Editor of Lesbian Site Lez Get Real, Is Really a Man Named Bill Graber|last=Flock|first=Elizabeth|date=13 June 2011|work=The Washington Post|last2=Bell|first2=Melissa|access-date=16 March 2016|via=}}</ref> | ||
| In 2012 Aqueduct Press published a book of her poems, ''Unruly Islands''. Henry also edited ''The WisCon Chronicles: Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction''. | In 2012 Aqueduct Press published a book of her poems, ''Unruly Islands''. Henry also edited ''The WisCon Chronicles: Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction''. | ||
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Liz Henry (born 1969) is a blogger, author, translator, technologist, and activist. She is a co-founder of the first women's hacker space in San Francisco, Double Union, where she is still active. She is also an advocate for disability tech and hacking existing technology for use by the disabled.
Biography
Henry is the Firefox Release Manager and BugMaster for Mozilla. She has also served on the advisory board of the GimpGirl Community and The Ada Initiative. In 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Henry flew to Houston to help the evacuees. She worked with Technology For All to help people use technology to reconnect and rebuild.
In 2011, Henry played a key role in the unveiling of A Gay Girl In Damascus. She questioned whether the writer, Amina Arraf, did not actually exist.
In 2012 Aqueduct Press published a book of her poems, Unruly Islands. Henry also edited The WisCon Chronicles: Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction.
See also
References
- Greenfield, Rebecca (14 July 2014). "Why Silicon Valley Needs The Coder Grrrls Of Double Union, The Feminist Hacker Space". Fast Company. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- Cassandra, Rachel (9 December 2015). "Meet San Francisco's All-Women Hackerspace, Double Union". Bitch Media. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- Farr, Rebecca (17 March 2009). "Panel Recap: Hack Ability: Open Source Disability Tech". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- Mozilla. "Mozillians: Liz Henry". mozillians.org. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- Andreoli, Richard (8 November 2005). "We're Here to Help". The Advocate. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- "Painful doubts about Amina". bookmaniac.org. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- "Character profile: Liz Henry". The Amina Profile – Le profil Amina de Sophie Deraspe. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- Flock, Elizabeth; Bell, Melissa (13 June 2011). "Paula Brooks, Editor of Lesbian Site Lez Get Real, Is Really a Man Named Bill Graber". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 March 2016.