After reading the required parts, I realized that the importance of the two designers in the history of IXD cannot be overstated. In my opinion, the importance is not only in the capacity of a designer, which was a groundbreaking breakthrough for IXD from 0 to 1 in every aspect, but also in the social pressure faced by female designers in the context of the time.
Ada Lovelace’s role as a female pioneer in a field where women have been undervalued, “she has inspired plays and novels written by the likes of such luminaries as Tom Stoppard and Arthur C. Clarke.” In the field of computers, there are many women who have devoted their lives to the field but remain unknown, except for Ada, who has a computer language named after her; it is used primarily for military and aerospace applications. Maybe Ada wasn’t the first computer programmer (Babbage), but her accomplishments need to be known.
“When it came to finding a good job, men needed the help of this honor more than women did.”“The professor she had hoped to work with did not allow women to attend his lectures. ”I was heartbroken when I read this.Lillian Gilbreth, as a pioneer of User- Centered Lillian Gilbreth, a pioneer of User-Centered Design, was treated this way in her early years. Advanced ideas like the pioneering practice of interdisciplinary approaches are now being promoted in interaction design.