Gernsback also had autism and was huge for the autistic community, which had no space, no real community, just struggling individuals that he helped bring together. He helped many, many people with autism connect. It’s detailed in the book Neurotribes.
Would think many catalogers may be autistic, as autistic people often love cataloging and collecting.
20th century femme technological tinkering & cataloguing spaces may not be recognized or commemorated as such bc they are domestic (cooking, quilting, gardening) or in other arts (riot grrl zines). Even now the how-to spaces of YouTube TikTok etc are dominated by young women deploying highly technical expertise in make up or clothing alterations. As Ursula le guin as covered, these too are technologies.
Gernsback also had autism and was huge for the autistic community, which had no space, no real community, just struggling individuals that he helped bring together. He helped many, many people with autism connect. It’s detailed in the book Neurotribes.
Would think many catalogers may be autistic, as autistic people often love cataloging and collecting.
20th century femme technological tinkering & cataloguing spaces may not be recognized or commemorated as such bc they are domestic (cooking, quilting, gardening) or in other arts (riot grrl zines). Even now the how-to spaces of YouTube TikTok etc are dominated by young women deploying highly technical expertise in make up or clothing alterations. As Ursula le guin as covered, these too are technologies.
Great post!