as troubling as some of the quoted sentiments expressed in there are, I'll readily admit that her music has been deep down in me for most of my life, probably as much as that of any other musician. a tragic loss.
If you seek a female hacker as a role model you could do well to learn about Tomi Pierce. I met her at a conference once and her warmth and sincere interest in many things were inspiring.
Marks Levy gave me my first ever real job... a computing job at that, in the mid-1980s. I was just talking about him the other day, this is terribly sad news.