In honor of Women's History Month, Total Woman will be celebrating some of the amazing women in history throughout the month of March. Follow us on Twitter for a daily "Did You Know?" fact to learn a little something , and read the Total Woman Blog to read about wonderful women you may or may not know from the history books. Or just check back here as often as you like to see today's updates.

We're also celebrating with parties at our facilities! Look in the lower righthand corner for dates, times and details. Save the date now.

 

Women's History Month:
Hedy Lamarr & The Invention of Spread Spectrum Technology

Although better known for her Silver Screen exploits, Austrian actress Hedy Lamarr (born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler) also became a pioneer in the field of wireless communications following her emigration to the United States. The international beauty icon, along with co-inventor George Anthiel, developed a "Secret Communications System" to help combat the Nazis in World War II. By manipulating radio frequencies at irregular intervals between transmission and reception, the invention formed an unbreakable code to prevent classified messages from being intercepted by enemy personnel.

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Laguna Hills Celebration
Wednesday, March 24th 2010

Warner Center Celebration
Wednesday, March 31st 2010

Party details will be posted here as they become available, so check back often. Save the date and join us for the party in your area!