On this day
02
January

Lynn Conway, Julia Grant

Born: Lynn Conway (1938)
Died: Julia Grant (2019)

Born on this day

02JanBorn 193888th birthday

Lynn Conway

Lynn Conway helped transform microchip design and later used her public profile to support other trans people.

Died on this day

02JanDied 20197th anniversary of death

Julia Grant

Julia Grant allowed a BBC crew to follow her struggle for recognition and treatment, giving millions of viewers an unusually sustained encounter with a trans woman’s life.