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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…

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_La…

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

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_E…

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/Winifr…

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_…

Hilda Hudson mathematician graduated @Newnham_College 1903 ad eundem degrees @tcddublin 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_…

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/Gertru…

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_…

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_T…

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 @WES1919 member b #OTD 25 Sep 1893 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanie… @WinchesterHods @WinCathedral

Martha Schneider-Bürger 1st #German female civil engineer, graduating from @TU_Muenchen 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… d #OTD 25 Sep 2001

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_…

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_News led to invention of polymers Dacron & Orlon. d #OTD 18 Sep 1919 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doroth…

Join @WES1919 today at 12.30, for our last ONLINE @heritageopenday Electric Dreams 2024 - Celebrating The Electrical Association For Women - Margaret Partridge - a talk by Anne Locker (heritageopendays.org.uk)

Join @WES1919 for the last online @heritageopenday Electric Dreams 2024 talks. Celebrating 💯 of the EAW. With the @IETLibArch heritageopendays.org.uk/subm…

Jeanne Scelles-Millie 1st woman to earn diploma @ École Spéciale des Travaux Publics #Paris & 1st female #architectural #engineer in #France 1st woman to direct construction sites in #Algeria b #OTD 12 Sep 1900 to French family settled in #Algiers en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne…