Ada Bryon Lovelace and the Thinking Machine by Laurie Wallmark illustrated by April Chu*

With rich illustrations and captivating words, readers will marvel at Ada Lovelace's ingenuity during a time period where women were not considered equal in intelligence in the maths and sciences.
The author shares Ada's childhood beginnings with math and numbers and how it developed into helping Charles Babbage build his Analytical Engine.  Ada was the first computer programmer!
The author offers more background information in the back.
**Highly, highly recommend.
*Borrowed from the library.