Mothership HackerMoms

Mothership HackerMoms is a nonprofit hackerspace/makerspace in Berkeley, California, founded in 2011. It was the first all-women hackerspace.,[1][2]

Mothership HackerMoms
Formation2011
PurposeHacking, Feminism, DIY culture
Location
Origin
Berkeley, California
Founders
Sho Sho Smith and others on founding committee
Websitemothership.hackermoms.org

The 1000-square-foot space provides space for members to work on projects and hold events while their children are onsite with child care. They have participated in DIY culture events such as Maker Faire, Bizarre Bazaar, and Oakland Art Murmur, and have access to another San Francisco Bay Area hackerspace, Ace Monster Toys. The members define Mothership HackerMoms as a hackerspace deliberately to include themselves in the open source and free culture movements.[3] Members have held workshops on how to use Drupal and Illustrator, how to lay a resin coating on a canvas, done painting, drawing, photography, and made linoprints.[4]

See also

References
  1. Coffin, Ariane. ”Mothership HackerMoms: Where Hackerspace Meets Motherhood.” Wired Magazine, 11.06.12. https://www.wired.com/2012/11/hackermoms/
  2. Janelle Nanos. "A Workspace for Hire With Day Care for Kids." Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2013. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324326504578468961905010032
  3. "At Mothership HackerMoms, the Freedom to Be Empowered." 12 September 2012. https://www.mysciencework.com/omniscience/at-mothership-hackermoms-the-freedom-to-be-empowered
  4. Dinkelspiel, Frances. "Mothers come together, create Berkeley ‘hacker’ space." April 12, 2012. http://www.berkeleyside.com/2012/04/12/mothers-come-together-to-create-berkeley-hacker-space/


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.