Play about computing pioneer Ada Lovelace wins Women’s prize for playwriting
by Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6HZYT)
Sarah Grochala's Intelligence follows Lovelace's attempts to be taken seriously as a scientist in 1840s London
A 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.
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