Women and Ideas in Engineering

Twelve Stories from Illinois

Laura D. Hahn, Angela S. Wolters (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

216 Seiten

2018
University of Illinois Press (Verlag)
978-0-252-04196-9 (ISBN)

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The increasing presence of women within engineering programs is one of today's most dramatic developments in higher education. Long before, however, a group of talented and determined women carved out new paths in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois. Laura D. Hahn and Angela S. Wolters bring to light the compelling hidden stories of these pioneering figures. When Mary Louisa Page became the College's first female graduate in 1879, she also was the first American woman ever awarded a degree in architecture. Bobbie Johnson's insistence on "a real engineering job" put her on a path to the Apollo and Skylab programs. Grace Wilson, one of the College's first female faculty members, taught and mentored a generation of women. Their stories and many others illuminate the forgotten history of women in engineering. At the same time, the authors offer insights into the experiences of today's women from the College -- a glimpse of a brighter future, one where more women in STEM fields apply their tireless dedication to the innovations that shape a better tomorrow.

Laura D. Hahn is the director of the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Angela S. Wolters is the director of Women in Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

CoverTitleCopyrightContentsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Engineers Who Happen to Be Women: The First 150 YearsMary Louisa Page and the First Fifty Years: 1867 to 1917The Next Fifty Years: 1918 to 1967The Following Fifty Years: 1968 to 20172. Early Inspiration: Faculty PioneersLouise WoodroofeLorella JonesJudith LiebmanNancy SottosNaira HovakimyanClair SullivanReflections by Jennifer T. Bernhard4. Relentless InnovatorsJoan MitchellJennifer LewisAmy DoroffRosalyn YalowPrincess Imoukhuede6. Touching the SkyBarbara Crawford JohnsonVictoria CoverstoneReflections by Hui Lin Yang7. Women’s Work: ComputingNancy Brazell BrooksHillery HunterParisa TabrizReflections by Cinda HeerenTami BondWomen in Engineers without Borders9. Do Engineers Have to Engineer?Kathryn “Kit” GordonLaurie MorvanReflections by Linda Reinhard10. Mentors and MentoringGrace WilsonGeneva BelfordReflections by Susan M. Larson11. Inspiring the Next GenerationBetty Lou BaileyReflections by Sakshi Srivastava12. Foundations for the FutureAlison DunnYuhang HuShelby HutchensMariana KershKelly StephaniClosingAppendix A. Women Graduates of the College of Engineering, 1867–1917Appendix B. Women Graduates of the College of Engineering, 1917–1967NotesIndex

Erscheinungsdatum	13.08.2018
Zusatzinfo	23 color photographs, 14 black & white photographs, 2 tables
Verlagsort	Baltimore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	567 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
	Technik
ISBN-10	0-252-04196-8 / 0252041968
ISBN-13	978-0-252-04196-9 / 9780252041969
Zustand	Neuware