Retired N/A Fountain Hills, Arizona, United States
Many persistent, talented women in engineering in the last century have paved the way for our careers today. In addition to making incredible technical contributions, they made our careers possible by playing crucial roles in advancing gender equality, promoting diversity, and creating a more inclusive environment for women in engineering today. In short, we owe our careers to them. Trailblazing women engineers have been recognized by SWE through the Achievement Award program since 1952. These high-achieving engineering role models broke many barriers in their time. Who are these amazing women? How have technology and society advanced through their contributions? Learn about some of the earliest recipients of SWE’s most prestigious award and how their accomplishments have enabled subsequent generations of women engineers to succeed. Hear about the role of the SWE Late Career and Retiree Legends project to update the SWE Achievement recipient profiles in Wikipedia.
Learning Objectives:
Identify the accomplishments and impact of the early recipients of SWE’s Achievement Award.
Explain how the earliest women in engineering and technology paved the way for us today in our careers.
Describe the SWE Late Career and Retiree Legends project to update the SWE Achievement Award recipient profiles in Wikipedia.
