Historical Engineers

Great Women in Engineering History

Long before women engineers were considered something special, some amazing women were doing great things to pave the way. Although their contributions are sometimes unrecognized, women with a little ingenuity have always had the power to do great things.
Take a look at a few of these profiles of historical women to see how they made a difference in their world.

 

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  • Helen Augusta Blanchard
    Who
    Helen Augusta Blanchard
    Title
    One of the greatest inventors of the industrial era.
    Organization
    Blanchard Overseaming Company
  • Edith Clarke
    Who
    Edith Clarke
    Title
    First woman to earn an Electrical Engineering degree from MIT.
    Organization
    General Electric/University of Texas, Austin
  • Martha J. Coston
    Who
    Martha J. Coston
    Title
    Developed signal flares that are still used by the U.S. Navy today.
    Organization
    Coston Supply Company
  • Olive Dennis
    Who
    Olive Dennis
    Title
    The engineer who changed the nature of railway travel.
    Organization
    B & O Railroad
  • Elsie Eaves
    Who
    Elsie Eaves
    Title
    First female member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
    Organization
    American Association of Cost Engineers, International Executive Service Corps
  • Irmgard Flugge-Lotz
    Who
    Irmgard Flugge-Lotz
    Title
    Internationally acclaimed contributor to aerodynamics and automatic theory control
    Organization
    Stanford University
  • Lillian Gilbreth
    Who
    Lillian Gilbreth
    Title
    Mother of Modern Management
    Organization
    American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • Kate Gleason
    Who
    Kate Gleason
    Title
    First woman president of National Bank and first woman member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    Organization
    National Bank, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • Grace Murray Hopper
    Who
    Grace Murray Hopper
    Title
    First computer programmer of Harvard Mark I computer
    Organization
    United States Navy
  • M. Gertrude Rand
    Who
    M. Gertrude Rand
    Title
    First woman member of Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
    Organization
    Knapp Foundation of the College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards
    Who
    Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards
    Title
    Founder of home economics and First woman admitted to MIT
    Organization
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Emily Warren Roebling
    Who
    Emily Warren Roebling
    Title
    Female Chief Engineer of building the Brooklyn Bridge
    Organization
    New York University
  • Nora Stanton
    Who
    Nora Stanton
    Title
    Famous American civil engineer and architect
    Organization
    American Society of Civil Engineers
  • Mary Walton
    Who
    Mary Walton
    Title
    Inventor and Pioneer in the fight against pollution
    Organization
    Independent Inventor