Women’s professional participation in UK engineering began in earnest during the First World War and The Women’s Engineering Society was set up in 1919 to sustain this initiative during peacetime. Through sharing knowledge of how these women worked together, we hope to raise awareness of their crucial role during wartime.
This free event will include lunch, open discussions, practical activities, and an opportunity to plan for events to mark the Women’s Engineering Society centenary in 2019. It will also highlight historical resources available in the archives of the Institution of Engineering & Technology and of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
This event is sponsored by Gateways to the First World War, Legacies of War, The Science Museum, and the Women’s Engineering Society.
Although this event is free, registration is essential and closes on April 11th. Places can be booked here.
PROGRAMME
10:30-11:00 Welcome and introduction
11:00-12:00 Presentations
- ‘Rachel Parsons (1885 - 1956)’ - Henrietta Heald (Independent Author)
- ‘Dorothée Pullinger (1894 - 1986),’ - Nina Baker (Engineering Historian & Consultant on Gender Diversity in STEM)
- ‘Margaret Partridge (1891 - 1967)’ - Anne Locker (IET Archives)
12:00-13:30 Discussions & networking lunch.
13:30-14:00 Mini-presentations and posters.
- Vicky Iglikowski and Louise Bell (National Archives)
- Rebecca Walton, Helen Gabbitas and Maria Flude,(Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust)
- Anne Locker (IET Archives)
- Coreen McGuire (University of Leeds)
- Jane Priston (Herne Bay Project)
14:00-15:00 How to use history to support women in engineering.
15:00-16:00 Roundtable and group activities.
For general queries please contract Coreen McGuire prcamc@leeds.ac.uk or Graeme Gooday G.J.N.Gooday@leeds.ac.uk at the University of Leeds.
