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Montague, Raye, 1935-2018

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Personal name headingMontague, Raye, 1935-2018
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Variant(s)Jordan, Raye Jean, 1935-2018
Birth date1935-01-21
Death date2018-10-10
Place of birthLittle Rock (Ark.)
Place of deathLittle Rock (Ark.)
Field of activityMarine engineering Naval architecture--Data processing
AffiliationUnited States. Navy
Profession or occupationMarine engineers
Found inMosca, Julia Finley. The girl with a mind for math : the story of Raye Montague, c2018.
Wikipedia Aug. 24, 2018 (Raye Jean Jordan Montague born Raye Jordan, January 21, 1935 is a United States Naval Engineer credited with creating the first computer generated rough draft of a U.S. Naval ship. She was the first female program manager of ships in the United States Navy)
New York times WWW site, viewed Oct. 19, 2018 (in obituary published Oct. 18: Raye Montague; b. Raye Jean Jordan, Jan. 21, 1935, Little Rock, Ark.; m. (2nd) David H. Montague, 1965; returned to using the name Montague when her third marriage ended; d. there Oct. 10, aged 83; first person to design a Navy ship using a computer program; recognized nationally only later in life)
Associated languageeng