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'''Liz Henry''' (born 1969) is a blogger, author, translator, technologist, and activist. She is a co-founder of the first women's ] in ], ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3031944/most-creative-people/why-silicon-valley-needs-the-coder-grrrls-of-double-union-the-feminist-|title=Why Silicon Valley Needs The Coder Grrrls Of Double Union, The Feminist Hacker Space|last=Greenfield|first=Rebecca|date=14 July 2014|website=Fast Company|publisher=|access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref> where she is still active.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bitchmedia.org/article/double-union|title=Meet San Francisco's All-Women Hackerspace, Double Union|last=Cassandra|first=Rachel|date=9 December 2015|website=Bitch Media|publisher=|access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref> She is also an advocate for disability technology and ] existing technology for use by the disabled.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2009-03-17/755951/|title=Panel Recap: Hack Ability: Open Source Disability Tech|last=Farr|first=Rebecca|date=17 March 2009|work=The Austin Chronicle|access-date=17 March 2016|via=}}</ref> '''Liz Henry''' (born 1969) is an American blogger, author, translator, technologist, and activist. She is a co-founder of the first women's ] in ], ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3031944/most-creative-people/why-silicon-valley-needs-the-coder-grrrls-of-double-union-the-feminist-|title=Why Silicon Valley Needs The Coder Grrrls Of Double Union, The Feminist Hacker Space|last=Greenfield|first=Rebecca|date=14 July 2014|website=Fast Company|access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref> where she is still active.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bitchmedia.org/article/double-union|title=Meet San Francisco's All-Women Hackerspace, Double Union|last=Cassandra|first=Rachel|date=9 December 2015|website=Bitch Media|access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref> She is also an advocate for disability technology and ] existing technology for use by disabled people.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2009-03-17/755951/|title=Panel Recap: Hack Ability: Open Source Disability Tech|last=Farr|first=Rebecca|date=17 March 2009|work=The Austin Chronicle|access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref>


== Biography == == Career ==


Henry is the ] release manager and bugmaster for ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/lizhenry/|title=Mozillians: Liz Henry|author=Mozilla|date=|work=mozillians.org|accessdate=23 March 2016}}</ref> She has also served on the advisory board of the ] and ]. In 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Henry flew to Houston to help the evacuees. She worked with ] to help people use technology to reconnect and rebuild.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Andreoli|first=Richard|date=8 November 2005|title=We're Here to Help|url=https://books.google.com/?id=X2QEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36&lpg=PA36&dq=Hurricane+Katrina++liz+henry#v=onepage&q=Hurricane%20Katrina%20%20liz%20henry&f=false|journal=The Advocate|doi=|pmid=|access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref> Henry is a senior release manager at ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Liz Henry |last1=Henry |first1=Liz |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizhenry/ |website=LinkedIn |access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref> Previously, she was the ] release manager and bugmaster for ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/lizhenry/|title=Mozillians: Liz Henry|author=Mozilla|work=mozillians.org|access-date=23 March 2016}}</ref> She has also served on the advisory board of the ] and ]. In 2005, in the aftermath of ], Henry flew to Houston to help the evacuees. She worked with ] to help people use technology to reconnect and rebuild.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Andreoli|first=Richard|date=8 November 2005|title=We're Here to Help|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X2QEAAAAMBAJ&q=Hurricane+Katrina++liz+henry&pg=PA36|journal=The Advocate|access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref>


In 2007, Henry co-organized ] in Palo Alto, California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/ |title=Are You Ready To Bar Camp? |work=Techcrunch.com |date=11 August 2007 |access-date=24 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://laughingsquid.com/barcampblock-barcamp-returns-to-its-roots/ |title=BarCampBlock, BarCamp Returns To Its Roots |work=LaughingSquid.com |date=11 August 2007 |access-date=24 August 2022}}</ref>
⚫ In 2011, Henry played a key role in the unveiling of '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bookmaniac.org/painful-doubts-about-amina/|title=Painful doubts about Amina|author=|date=|work=bookmaniac.org|accessdate=23 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaminaprofile.com/blog/2015/1/21/character-profile-liz-henry|title=Character profile: Liz Henry|author=|date=|work=The Amina Profile – Le profil Amina de Sophie Deraspe|accessdate=23 March 2016}}</ref> She questioned whether the writer, Amina Arraf, did not actually exist.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/paula-brooks-editor-of-lesbian-site-lez-get-real-is-really-a-man-named-bill-graber/2011/06/13/AGJcikTH_story.html|title=Paula Brooks, Editor of Lesbian Site Lez Get Real, Is Really a Man Named Bill Graber|last=Flock|first=Elizabeth|date=13 June 2011|work=The Washington Post|last2=Bell|first2=Melissa|access-date=16 March 2016|via=}}</ref>


⚫ In 2011, Henry played a key role in the unveiling of '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bookmaniac.org/painful-doubts-about-amina/|title=Painful doubts about Amina|work=bookmaniac.org|date=7 June 2011 |access-date=23 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaminaprofile.com/blog/2015/1/21/character-profile-liz-henry|title=Character profile: Liz Henry|work=The Amina Profile – Le profil Amina de Sophie Deraspe|access-date=23 March 2016}}</ref> She questioned whether the purported writer of the blog, Amina Arraf, actually existed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/paula-brooks-editor-of-lesbian-site-lez-get-real-is-really-a-man-named-bill-graber/2011/06/13/AGJcikTH_story.html|title=Paula Brooks, Editor of Lesbian Site Lez Get Real, Is Really a Man Named Bill Graber|last1=Flock|first1=Elizabeth|date=13 June 2011|newspaper=The Washington Post|last2=Bell|first2=Melissa|access-date=16 March 2016}}</ref>
In 2012 Aqueduct Press published a book of her poems, ''Unruly Islands''. Henry also edited ''The WisCon Chronicles: Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction''.

In 2012, ] published a book of her poems, ''Unruly Islands''. Henry also edited ''The WisCon Chronicles: Vol. 3: The Carnival of Feminist SF'' {{ISBN|978-1-933500-30-0}}, the third of a series of anthologies of articles about, or inspired by, the feminist ] ], held every year in ].<ref></ref>

In 2017, Cardboard House Press published her translation of Chilean poet and writer ]'s book ''My Lai''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2018/january/nota-benes-january-2018|title=Nota Benes, January 2018|date=2017-12-07|work=World Literature Today|access-date=2018-01-05}}</ref>
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== Personal life ==

Henry and ] married in October 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=City Hall | author = Liz Henry |url=https://bookmaniac.org/2018/10/31/city-hall/ |access-date=18 July 2020 | date = 31 October 2018 }}</ref>

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American blogger, author, translator, technologist and activist

Liz Henry
Henry at Kiwicon in Wellington, New Zealand in 2012
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Occupation(s)Blogger, author, translator, technologist, activist

Liz Henry (born 1969) is an American blogger, author, translator, technologist, and activist. She is a co-founder of the first women's hackerspace in San Francisco, Double Union, where she is still active. She is also an advocate for disability technology and hacking existing technology for use by disabled people.

Career

Henry is a senior release manager at Twitch. Previously, she was the Firefox release manager and bugmaster for Mozilla. She has also served on the advisory board of the GimpGirl Community and The Ada Initiative. In 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Henry flew to Houston to help the evacuees. She worked with Technology For All to help people use technology to reconnect and rebuild.

In 2007, Henry co-organized BarCampBlock in Palo Alto, California.

In 2011, Henry played a key role in the unveiling of A Gay Girl In Damascus. She questioned whether the purported writer of the blog, Amina Arraf, actually existed.

In 2012, Aqueduct Press published a book of her poems, Unruly Islands. Henry also edited The WisCon Chronicles: Vol. 3: The Carnival of Feminist SF ISBN 978-1-933500-30-0, the third of a series of anthologies of articles about, or inspired by, the feminist science fiction convention WisCon, held every year in Madison, Wisconsin.

In 2017, Cardboard House Press published her translation of Chilean poet and writer Carmen Berenguer's book My Lai.

Personal life

Henry and Danny O'Brien married in October 2018.

See also

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References

  1. Greenfield, Rebecca (14 July 2014). "Why Silicon Valley Needs The Coder Grrrls Of Double Union, The Feminist Hacker Space". Fast Company. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. Cassandra, Rachel (9 December 2015). "Meet San Francisco's All-Women Hackerspace, Double Union". Bitch Media. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. Farr, Rebecca (17 March 2009). "Panel Recap: Hack Ability: Open Source Disability Tech". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. Henry, Liz. "Liz Henry". LinkedIn. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. Mozilla. "Mozillians: Liz Henry". mozillians.org. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  6. Andreoli, Richard (8 November 2005). "We're Here to Help". The Advocate. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  7. "Are You Ready To Bar Camp?". Techcrunch.com. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  8. "BarCampBlock, BarCamp Returns To Its Roots". LaughingSquid.com. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  9. "Painful doubts about Amina". bookmaniac.org. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  10. "Character profile: Liz Henry". The Amina Profile – Le profil Amina de Sophie Deraspe. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  11. Flock, Elizabeth; Bell, Melissa (13 June 2011). "Paula Brooks, Editor of Lesbian Site Lez Get Real, Is Really a Man Named Bill Graber". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  12. The WisCon Chronicles (Vol 3): Carnival of Feminist SF publisher's page
  13. "Nota Benes, January 2018". World Literature Today. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  14. Liz Henry (31 October 2018). "City Hall". Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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