Hahn Laura D. Hahn, Wolters Angela S. Wolters

Women and Ideas in Engineering (eBook, ePUB)

Twelve Stories from Illinois

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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 "e;a real engineering job"e; 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Illinois Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780252050671
• Artikelnr.: 53502698

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Engineers Who Happen to Be Women: The First 150 Years
Mary Louisa Page and the First Fifty Years: 1867 to 1917
The Next Fifty Years: 1918 to 1967
The Following Fifty Years: 1968 to 2017
2. Early Inspiration: Faculty Pioneers
Louise Woodroofe
Lorella Jones
Judith Liebman
Nancy Sottos
Naira Hovakimyan
Clair Sullivan
Reflections by Jennifer T. Bernhard
4. Relentless Innovators
Joan Mitchell
Jennifer Lewis
Amy Doroff
Rosalyn Yalow
Princess Imoukhuede
6. Touching the Sky
Barbara Crawford Johnson
Victoria Coverstone
Reflections by Hui Lin Yang
7. Women's Work: Computing
Nancy Brazell Brooks
Hillery Hunter
Parisa Tabriz
Reflections by Cinda Heeren
Tami Bond
Women in Engineers without Borders
9. Do Engineers Have to Engineer?
Kathryn "Kit" Gordon
Laurie Morvan
Reflections by Linda Reinhard
10. Mentors and Mentoring
Grace Wilson
Geneva Belford
Reflections by Susan M. Larson
11. Inspiring the Next Generation
Betty Lou Bailey
Reflections by Sakshi Srivastava
12. Foundations for the Future
Alison Dunn
Yuhang Hu
Shelby Hutchens
Mariana Kersh
Kelly Stephani
Closing
Appendix A. Women Graduates of the College of Engineering, 1867-1917
Appendix B. Women Graduates of the College of Engineering, 1917-1967
Notes
Index