Velvet-Club Connecting Lesbians & Bi-women around the World
The Information Age gallery celebrates more than 200 years of innovation in information and communication technologies. It's our biggest and most ambitious gallery to date. There are six zones in the gallery, each representing a different technology network: The Cable, The Telephone Exchange, Broadcast, The Constellation, The Cell and The Web. The gallery explores the important events that shaped the development of these networks, from the growth of the worldwide telegraph network in the 19th century, to the influence of mobile phones on our lives today Re-live remarkable moments in history, told through the eyes of those who invented, operated or were affected by the new wave of technology, from the first BBC radio broadcast in 1922 to the dawn of digital TV. Discover how wireless technology saved many lives on the Titanic and spread news of the disaster to the world within hours. You can also hear the personal stories of the operators who worked on the Enfield Telephone Exchange, the last manual exchange. Visit Information Age to discover the remarkable history of information and communication technologies over the past 200 years.
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- 01 Jan – Martine Rothblatt (1954–), American lawyer, author, entrepreneur, business executive, & CEO of United Therapeutics
- 02 Jan – M. Carey Thomas (1857–1935), American educator, linguist & women's suffragist
- 04 Jan – Dot Jones (1964–), American actress & arm wrestler
- 06 Jan – Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986), French writer, philosopher & activist
- 06 Jan – Kate McKinnon (1984–), American actress & comedian
- 06 Jan – Nancy Ruth (1942–), Canadian Senator
- 08 Jan – Winnaretta Singer (1865–1943), American heiress
- 11 Jan – Eva Le Gallienne (1899–1991), English actress, producer & director
- 12 Jan – Edith Cooper (1862–1913), English poet
- 12 Jan – Patsy Kelly (1910–1981), American actress
- 13 Jan – Charlotte Charke (1713–1760), English actress, playwright, novelist & transvestite
- 14 Jan – Holland Taylor (1943–), American actress
- 19 Jan – Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995), American novelist & short-story writer
- 19 Jan – Janis Joplin (1943–1970), American rock singer-songwriter
- 22 Jan – Elaine Noble (1944–), American politician & LGBT activist
- 23 Jan – Luisa, Marquise Casati Stampa di Soncino (1881–1957), Italian aristocrat, muse & patron of the arts
- 25 Jan – Virginia Woolf (1882–1941), English writer
- 25 Jan – Aya Kamikawa (1968–), Japanese politician & writer, first openly transgender politician in Japan
- 26 Jan – Ellen DeGeneres (1958–), American actress & stand-up comedian
- 28 Jan – Colette (1873–1954), French novelist
- 28 Jan – Marnie McBean (1968–), Canadian rower, three-time Olympic Gold Medalist
- 29 Jan – Gia Carangi (1960–1986), American model
- 29 Jan – Sara Gilbert (1975–), American actress & talk show co-host
- 31 Jan – Tallulah Bankhead (1902–1968), American actress
- 31 Jan – Portia de Rossi (1973–), Australian actress
- 31 Jan – Patricia Velásquez (1971–), Venezuelan actress & model
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