"The people I was learning from, the images of instructors, and what is called to mind when we think of someone being instructive, informative, or like the authority on how to do something, it wasn't dark-skinned Black women... I remember being stoked in part because I was like, Now y'all are going to learn from a Black woman - Mavis Beacon."
"The most recognizable woman in technology lives in our collective imagination. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing taught millions globally, but the software's Haitian-born cover model vanished decades ago. Two DIY detectives search for the model while posing questions about identity and artificial intelligence."
"Black women have a tremendous amount to say, a tremendous frenzy of brain storm to process. Maybe she's the natural spokesmodel for that."
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