About This Event
SHARON HEWITT VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB ANNOUNCES
Let It Go: My Extraordinary Journey—From Refugee to Entrepreneur to Philanthropist by Dame Stephanie Shirley CH and Richard Askwith
Join us Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 7 PM via TEAMS
A moving memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man's world and then gave it all away...soon to be turned into a film
In 1962, Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley created a software company when the concept of software barely existed. Freelance Programmers employed women to work on complex projects such as Concorde's black box recorder from the comfort of their own home.
Shirley empowered a generation of women in technology, giving them unheard of freedom to choose their own hours and manage their own workloads. The business thrived and Shirley gradually transferred ownership to her staff, creating 70 millionaires in the process.
Let It Go explores Shirley's trail blazing career as an entrepreneur but it also charts her incredible personal story - her dramatic arrival in England as an unaccompanied Kindertransport refugee during World War Two and the tragic loss of her only child who suffered severely from Autism.
There is no cost to attend, but donations always gratefully accepted to cover administrative costs to the Organization. Thank you!
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About This Event
SHARON HEWITT VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB ANNOUNCES
Let It Go: My Extraordinary Journey—From Refugee to Entrepreneur to Philanthropist by Dame Stephanie Shirley CH and Richard Askwith
Join us Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 7 PM via TEAMS
A moving memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man's world and then gave it all away...soon to be turned into a film
In 1962, Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley created a software company when the concept of software barely existed. Freelance Programmers employed women to work on complex projects such as Concorde's black box recorder from the comfort of their own home.
Shirley empowered a generation of women in technology, giving them unheard of freedom to choose their own hours and manage their own workloads. The business thrived and Shirley gradually transferred ownership to her staff, creating 70 millionaires in the process.
Let It Go explores Shirley's trail blazing career as an entrepreneur but it also charts her incredible personal story - her dramatic arrival in England as an unaccompanied Kindertransport refugee during World War Two and the tragic loss of her only child who suffered severely from Autism.