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A photo of manager Harry Portwood in 1988.
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Respect & Minority Success at HP
Manager Harry Portwood found that HP’s emphasis on respect for the individual created an environment that was especially conducive to minority success: “I’ve been impressed with HP’s focus on people. ...
Roy Clay, the future Godfather of Silicon Valley speaking with other HP employees in 1968.
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Roy Clay: Godfather of Silicon Valley
Roy Clay was a founding member of HP’s first computer division. Personally recruited to the company by Dave Packard in 1965, Clay led the design team for HP’s first computer, the 2116A, for which he a ...
A woman etching circuits at the Palo Alto facility in the 1950s or 1960s.
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Running the Circuit: Women Technicians
Even early in Hewlett-Packard history, women were not excluded from technician roles. This included jobs involving the circuit etching process at the Palo Alto facility.
Cover of Watt's Current from May 24, 1946 featuring Billie Howard and Marge Normal working in the stockroom.
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Stocking Up: The Stockroom Workforce
Billie Howard and Marge Norman were part of the stockroom workforce during the war years. Women joined the Hewlett-Packard employee ranks en masse during this period, ultimately building long careers ...
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Strength in Diversity
By 1997 HP’s record on diversity was so strong that the company took out a full-page advertisement in Fortune chronicling its programs and their accomplishments. CEO Lew Platt declared, “Our diversity ...
A woman working in the Stanford plant in the late 1950s.
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Strong at Stanford: Women at the Plant
Eight production teams operated at the Stanford Plant in the late 1950s. Women were well-represented on many teams, especially pre-fabrication and assembly and wiring.
A portrait of the Hewlett-Packard board of directors in 1996.
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Susan Packard Orr On HP Board
Susan Packard Orr (front row, second from right) charted her own course in the tech industry, founding Telosa Software in 1986. On September 17, 1993, she followed in her father Dave Packard’s footste ...
Aaron Kennedy, Bess Stevens, Tony G. Coleman, Claude Robinson Jr. & Alice Morrison of the Black functional managers network.
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The Black Functional Managers Network
By the 1980s, the Black functional managers network that began in the previous decade had grown more sophisticated and, while still unofficial, was gaining recognition in company publications and beco ...
Cover of R&D Network from the fall of 1986 featuring Collen Kimble working on the final assembly of a series 10C calculator.
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The Importance of Women in Silicon Valley
Women’s work was often overlooked in the first half-century of Silicon Valley history, but women such as Collen Kimble played a crucial role in building and refining the products that made Hewlett-Pac ...
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The Technical Women’s Conference
Learn more about the beginnings of the Technical Women’s Conference through former Director of University Relations Barbara Waugh’s experience.