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It also notes the help given to her by Kit Grindley (see obituaries below) in the early days of her company. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/search?q=Shirley%2C+Stephanie%2C+%282012%29%2C+%E2%80%98Let+IT+Go%E2%80%99&amp;sca_esv=594924063&amp;source=hp&amp;ei=UeOSZcn9IPnr7_UP8e6W6A0&amp;iflsig=AO6bgOgAAAAAZZLxYU0Ew7qEpWEROQQLqammdERevgfB&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiJ6uuoybyDAxX59bsIHXG3Bd0Q4dUDCA0&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=Shirley%2C+Stephanie%2C+%282012%29%2C+%E2%80%98Let+IT+Go%E2%80%99&amp;gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IitTaGlybGV5LCBTdGVwaGFuaWUsICgyMDEyKSwg4oCYTGV0IElUIEdv4oCZMggQIRgWGB4YHTIIECEYFhgeGB0yCBAhGBYYHhgdMggQIRgWGB4YHUiZFlDDDFjDDHABeACQAQCYAbkBoAG5AaoBAzAuMbgBA8gBAPgBAvgBAagCCsICEBAAGAMYjwEY5QIY6gIYjAPCAhAQLhgDGI8BGOUCGOoCGIwD&amp;sclient=gws-wiz\">See more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrews UK Limited. The book is Dame Shirley\u2019s autobiography and as such deals with much more than her involvement with IT and the establishment of Freelance Programmers. 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