Women and ideas in engineering [electronic book] : twelve stories from Illinois / Laura D. Hahn and Angela S. Wolters.
By: Hahn, Laura D [author.]
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Contributor(s): Wolters, Angela S [author].
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BookPublisher: Urbana ; Chicago ; Springfield : University of Illinois Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: online resource (177 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780252041969 (hardback); 9780252050671 (e-book).Subject(s): Women engineers -- United States -- Biography | Engineers -- United States -- Biography | Engineering -- Illinois -- History | I WISH Foundation Women's STEM ProjectDDC classification: 620.00925209773 Online resources: Access eBook | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Engineers who happen to be women : the first 150 years -- Early inspiration : faculty pioneers -- Research orientations -- Relentless innovators -- Acclaim in bioengineering and medicine -- Touching the sky -- Women's work : computing -- Global challenges -- Do engineers have to engineer? -- Mentors and mentoring -- Inspiring the next generation -- Foundations for the future.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Foreword (p. ix)
- Preface (p. xi)
- Acknowledgments (p. xvii)
- 1 Engineers Who Happen to Be Women: The First 150 Years
- Mary Louisa Page and the First Fifty Years: 1867 to 1917 (p. 2)
- The Next Fifty Years: 1918 to 1967 (p. 6)
- The Following Fifty Years: 1968 to 2017 (p. 12)
- 2 Early Inspiration: Faculty Pioneers
- Louise Woodroofe (p. 17)
- Lorella Jones (p. 20)
- Judith Liebman (p. 23)
- 3 Research Orientations
- Nancy Sottas (p. 28)
- Naira Hovakimyan (p. 31)
- Clair Sullivan (p. 35)
- Reflections (p. 38)
- 4 Relentless Innovators
- Joan Mitchell (p. 43)
- Jennifer Lewis (p. 46)
- Amy Doroff (p. 50)
- 5 Acclaim in Bioengineering and Medicine
- Rosalyn Yalow (p. 55)
- Princess Imoukhuede (p. 61)
- 6 Touching the Sky
- Barbara Crawford Johnson (p. 68)
- Victoria Coverstone (p. 73)
- Reflections (p. 78)
- 7 Women's Work: Computing
- Nancy Brazell Brooks (p. 83)
- HiUery Hunter (p. 85)
- Parisa Tabriz (p. 88)
- Reflections (p. 91)
- 8 Global Challenges
- Tami Bond (p. 93)
- Women in Engineers without Borders (p. 96)
- 9 Do Engineers Have to Engineer?
- Kathryn "Kit" Gordon (p. 104)
- Laurie Morvan (p. 107)
- Reflections (p. 111)
- 10 Mentors and Mentoring
- Grace Wilson (p. 116)
- Geneva Belford (p. 120)
- Reflections (p. 123)
- 11 Inspiring the Next Generation
- Betty Lou Bailey (p. 127)
- Reflections (p. 134)
- 12 Foundations for the Future
- Alison Dunn (p. 142)
- Yuhang Hu (p. 145)
- Shelby Hutchens (p. 147)
- Mariana Kersh (p. 148)
- Kelly Stephani (p. 151)
- Closing (p. 154)
- Appendix A Women Graduates of the College of Engineering, 1867-1917 (p. 155)
- Appendix B Women Graduates of the College of Engineering, 1918-1967 (p. 157)
- Notes (p. 167)
- Index (p. 185)