Martha D. asked Barbara Liskov, Massachusetts Institute of Technology AddedThursday, March 8, 2018 at 1:30 PM It is very powerful being the first woman in the U.S. to receive a Ph.D from a computer science department. So my question to you would simply be, How does it feel? Related to Computer, Software Reset Sort By Default Barbara Liskov , Massachusetts Institute of Technology Answered Friday, March 9, 2018 at 9:44 AM I don't think much about this and anyway I believe that I'm not the first. However I do think that I was very fortunate to get into computer science when it was a such a young field.