“Those who came of age, biographically or intellectually, in the places of the Midwest spread their insights, innovations, theories, and artworks in all directions. Not rooted to place, their ideas are free to travel the globe.” 

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Dr. Anne Balsamo 

Inaugural Dean, School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication 

University of Texas at Dallas 

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“Since 2003 when my book Women, Art, and Technology was published, the New Media Arts have become more integral in the cultural landscape. Contingently, a decline in women in computer sciences and even at times an undercurrent of hostility persists, despite the fact that “Diversity in the workforce contributes to creativity, productivity, and innovation. Women’s experiences—along with men’s experiences—should inform and guide the direction of engineering and technical innovation,” as a recent report from the American Association of University Women emphasizes. 

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We are urgently in need of examples of how this innovation can occur. The strength of New Media Futures, therefore, is founded on its recognition of the work of the women of the “Silicon Prairie” and on the rich environment of collaboration, teaching, research, scholarship, and the making of art that is core in their histories. As digital culture becomes more central in our lives and scholarship, their histories provide guidance and inspiration on the path to equal inclusion and equal recognition of women in the New Media Arts.” 

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Judy Malloy 

Editor 

Women, Art, and Technology