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Inside the sisterhood shaking up tech kindle edition by cabot, heather, walravens, samantha. With a nod to tech trailblazers like sheryl sandberg and marissa mayer, geek girl rising introduces readers to the fearless female founders, technologists, and innovators fighting at a grassroots level for an ownership stake in the revolution thats changing the way we live, work, and connect. Written by berkowitz, valley girls is inspired in part by the stories of the highly successful women changing the tech industry as recounted in the book geek girl rising. Geek girl rising is a well researched and detailed exploration of women mostly concentrated in the united states that are breaking new ground in terms of. Happy reading and feel free to email us with any questions or comments. Heather cabot and samantha walravens, geek girl rising. A conversation with geek girls featured heather cabot, coauthor of geek girl rising, a book that explores what cabot refers to as the sisterhood that has been shaking up tech.