Graeme Gooday (University of Leeds) and Patricia Fara (University of Cambridge) Today is the 172nd anniversary of an extraordinary woman: Hertha Ayrton (1854–1923), who was born as Sarah Phoebe Marks on 28 April 1854. She was the first woman to... Continue Reading →
By Anne Locker In October 2023, we celebrate Black History Month in the UK, and the theme this year is ‘Saluting our sisters.’ In this blog, we take a closer look at an album of photographs taken at a 1967... Continue Reading →
(Civil engineer Elizabeth Mount at work on the Barbican redevelopment, 1969) The IET is teaming up with the Wellcome Library to host a ‘women in engineering Wikithon’ on 15 June at the Wellcome Library. This event aims to celebrate women engineers... Continue Reading →
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