Early Programer Grace Hopper sits at the keyboard of an early computer, circa 1960. Hopper, who joined the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, or WAVES, in World War II, was one of the world’s first computer programmers and played a key role in the development of programming languages. Smithsonian Institution photo SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.15 MB) Tags: Womens History Special, WOMENS HISTORY MONTH, Sailors, Navy Photo By: Smithsonian Institution photo VIRIN: 600101-D-ZZ999-147C.JPG Photo Gallery