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The Women’s Engineering Society & the Electrical Association for Women placed women’s needs, especially in the home, at the centre of the massive technological & social shift towards electricity. Hear more about these pioneering women in this fascinating free talk by Sarah Yates.

Join Women's Eng. Society for the last online Heritage Open Days Electric Dreams 2024 talks. Celebrating 💯 of the EAW. With the IETLibrary-Archives heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-eve…

Join Women's Eng. Society today at 12.30, for our last ONLINE Heritage Open Days Electric Dreams 2024 - Celebrating The Electrical Association For Women - Margaret Partridge - a talk by Anne Locker (heritageopendays.org.uk)

Dorothy Martin Simon, US physical chemist in aerospace combustion & development of polymers. Worked on heat shield construction& improvement of rocket engine designs @ NACA. Work DuPont led to invention of polymers Dacron & Orlon. d #OTD 18 Sep 1919 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_M…

After rainy day in #Vienna Slawa Dulig complained "Can't they invent a small folding umbrella…easily carried in a bag?’ So invented it herself, patent issued #OTD 19 Sep 1929☂️had telescopic handle & folding metal ribs, called ‘Flirt’ 10k sold in 1st yr en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slawa_Dul…

Martha Schneider-Bürger 1st #German female civil engineer, graduating from TU München in 1927. Played significant role in standardisation of steel construction issues & her tables of steel sections ran to 23 editions en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Sc… d #OTD 25 Sep 2001

1934 Jeanie Dicks undertook 1st permanent electrification of #WinchesterCathedral Electrifying nave meant removing/reburying coffins except for #JaneAusten’s which was moved gently to side Women's Eng. Society member b #OTD 25 Sep 1893 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanie_Di… Winchester Heritage Open Days Winchester Cathedral

Lucy Thomas mother of #Welsh steam coal trade. 1833 took over husband's coal mine. Told couldn't enter #Cardiff Coal Exchange said 'My coal is equal to any mans, failure to grant entry will lead to my business lining another's pockets' d #OTD 27 Sep 1847 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Thom…

Laura Irasuegi Otal #Basque Niños de Rusia child refugee evacuated 1937 in Spanish Civil War from Spain to Soviet Russia. Survived #WWII Siege of Leningrad, trained as civil engineer in Moscow, 1956 returned & settled in #Spain as adult. d #OTD 6 Oct 2016 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Ira…

Missed our Wednesday opening? We're next open TOMORROW Friday 25 Oct. Fancy owning your own All-Electric House? Wonderful paper models designed by Dr Oliver Kent available to buy Stradling Collection includes information about history of this 1935 Bristol project Royal Institute of British Architects

Gertrude de Ferranti campaigned for affordable & accessible electricity in home, through Electrical Association for Women & work with husband Sebastian de Ferranti. 1936 1 of 2 women to attend World Power Conference as UK representatives d #OTD 16 Nov 1959 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_…

Hilda Hudson mathematician graduated Newnham College 1903 ad eundem degrees Trinity College Dublin 1906 & 13. 1917 joined Air Ministry for aeronautical engineering research, applying mathematical modelling to aircraft design Cremona transformation d. #OTD 26 Nov 1965 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilda_Pho…

Laura Irasuegi Otal #Basque Niños de Rusia child refugee evacuated 1937 in Spanish Civil War from Spain to Soviet Russia. Survived #WWII Siege of Leningrad, trained as civil engineer in Moscow, 1956 returned & settled in #Spain as adult b #OTD 26 Nov 1923 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Ira…

Winifred Brown, aviation pioneer author & adventurer. 1st (& for 50 years) only woman to win King’s Cup Air Race, entering against support of her club. Then explored Amazon by ship & canoe, followed by exploring Norwegian coast by boat. b. #OTD 26 Nov 1899 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winifred_…

Mary Engle Pennington US bacteriological chemist & refrigeration engineer. 1907 chief of Food Research Laboratory, estab to enforce 1906 Pure Food & Drug Act. Devt standards for processing chickens, then moved in2 household refrigeration b #OTD 27 Dec 1952 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Engl…

Yvonne Brill Canadian-US rocket & jet propulsion engineer. Invented fuel-efficient rocket thruster that keeps satellites in orbit. Part of many national space programs in US including NASA & International Maritime Satellite Organization b #OTD 30 Dec 1924 en.wikipedia.org

Lin Lanying Chinese electrical engineer materials scientist. 8 yrs in US 1957 returned home, manufactured China's 1st monocrystalline silicon & mono-crystal furnace to extract silicon. Laid foundations 4 microelectronics & optoelectronics b #OTD Feb 7 1918 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Lanyi…

María Luisa Pérez-Soba, 1st woman agricultural engineer in #Galicia, 5th in #Spain. 1959 graduated with degree in agricultural engineering. Was 1 of 2 women in class of 68 students. PhD 1963, worked in A Coruña for Ministry of Agriculture d #OTD 8 Feb 2021 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%AD…

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