The IET History Network is hosting a one-day conference on the history of women in engineering in the UK. We have a wide range of interesting papers, looking at women in engineering from aeronautics, naval and railway engineering and early employers such as the Post Office. The full conference programme is below - for more information and to register plase see the TPN events page.
The conference fee is £25 and includes lunch and refreshments. The conference is open to everyone with an interest in the topic.
Anne Locker
IET Library and Archives
09.30 Registration
10.00 Welcome
10.15 – 11.15 Keynotes - Henrietta Heald followed by Nina Baker
11.15 – 11.45 Tea break
11.45 – 12.45 Session 1 Women in the Air
Louise Innes, Tongland Works in Galloway and the Women Engineers
Tony Royle , The Impact of the Women of the Technical Section of the Admiralty Air Department on the Structural Integrity of Aircraft during World War One
12.45 – 13.00 Discussion on morning papers
13.00 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 14.30 Session 2: Women at Sea and on the Railways
Keith Harcourt and Roy Edwards, Blanche Thornycroft, naval architect
Dr Becky Peacock, Uncovering the secrets of Canadian Pacific
14.30 – 15.00 Tea break
15.00 – 16.30 Session 3: Women in Business / Workplace
David Hay It's only temporary: women electrical engineers in the Post Office telephone service in WWII
Graeme Gooday and Sophie Forgan. Engineering in the family - uncovering women's early collaborative roles in technology
Alice White, Women Engineers and Wikipedia
16.30 – 17.00 Discussion on afternoon papers + wrapping up